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Jeff Westerman’s experience spans 40 years in securities fraud, Ponzi scheme, consumer fraud, antitrust, shareholder derivative, and employment litigation. He has served as lead or co-lead counsel in cases resulting in significant corporate governance changes and recoveries – and recognized increased value to plaintiffs – totaling more than $2 billion. The Daily Journal recognized him as one of the top 30 securities litigators in California. Jeff’s strong reputation for leadership and positive collaboration have resulted in appointments to a leadership role in large multi-party cases. He has also been an active member of the California bar, serving in Court appointed and volunteer roles within California and the U.S. Central District of California including Chair, U.S. Central District of California Attorney Discipline Committee; Honorary Board Member and past President of the Federal Bar Association – Los Angeles Chapter; and Member, U.S. Central District of California Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel.
BAR ADMISSIONS
- California
COURT ADMISSIONS
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court for the Central, Northern, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California
EDUCATION
- JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- BA, Economics, Northwestern University
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Federal Bar Association
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Consumer Attorneys Association of California
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- American Association for Justice
- Japanese American Bar Association
- Mexican American Bar Association
- Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association
- Appointed co-lead counsel on the In Re Medical Capital Securities Litigation that settled for $219 million.
- Appointed co-lead counsel for the In Re Korean Airlines Antitrust Litigation which settled for a total of $86 million.
- Appointed lead counsel in the UCLA Medical Data Breach, settling with over $1 billion in retail cost value settlement identity protection insurance.
- Member of the Executive Committee representing Chase Bank cardholders (MDL 2032) resulting in a $100 million settlement.
- Local counsel in Comerica Bank Ponzi scheme case, In Re WoodBridge Investments Litigation, resulting in a $54 million settlement.
- Appointed co-lead counsel in Milgram v. Chase alleging deceptive billing practices, resulting in a $7.8 million settlement.
- Appointed co-lead counsel in Davis, Castillo v. Chase, alleging breach of consumer credit card terms, resulting in a settlement of $5.5 million.
- Class counsel in the Nvidia GPU Litigation, a consumer class case alleging defective processor units resulting in an estimated eimbursement, repair, replace, and expense value to class of over $400 million.
- Class counsel on the In re Broadcom Stockholder Litigation.
- Class counsel in Oklahoma Firefighters Pension & Retirement System and Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System v. Ixia et al. securities litigation.
- Class counsel in Correra v. Sensa Products, a consumer class action alleging misleading diet product marketing, settled with a settlement fund of up to $9 million.
- Lead counsel for the In re Chiron Securities Litigation, alleging misleading statements about capability, and failure, to manufacture annual flu vaccine, resulting in a settlement of $30 million.
- Appointed lead counsel for the In re Magma Design Automation, Inc. Securities Litigation, resulting in a $13.5 million settlement.
- 2023 LACBA Jim Robie Professionalism and Civility Award
- Southern California Super Lawyers 2005 (award’s inaugural year) – 2024
- Top 30 securities litigators in California, California Daily Journal, 2005
- Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.
- Assistant Vice President on the Los Angeles County Bar Association Executive Committee and member of the Finance Committee.
- Treasurer of the Chancery Club in Los Angeles.
- Served on the U.S. Central District of California Attorney Discipline Committee, including three years as Chair following three years as Vice-Chair.
- Served on the Central District of California, U.S. Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel.
- Honorary Board Member and past President of the Federal Bar Association – Los Angeles Chapter.
- Co-chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Court Funding Committee.
- Served on the California State Bar Task Force on Complex Litigation and as Chair of the Judicial Education Subcommittee.
- Past Member, and Co-Chair of the Central District of California Attorney Delegation to the United States Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.
- Former Trustee, Los Angeles County Bar
- Former Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Litigation Section
- Assistant Vice President, Los Angeles County Bar
- Member of the Central District of California Attorney Settlement Officer Panel.
- Past President of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
- Emeritus member of the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.
PUBLICATIONS
- Co-author of “Preparing for and Participating in The Mediation Session” in PLI Financial Services Mediation Answer Book, Phillips et al Ed.
PRESENTATIONS
- Served on program panels on complex litigation, class actions, settlements, the Sarbanes-Oxley Corporate Responsibility Act, shareholder derivative actions, pretrial motions, and trends in business litigation.