Richard M. Heimann
Richard M. Heimann is one of the nation’s foremost trial attorneys and skilled negotiators, with unparalleled experience in complex securities and investor fraud, antitrust and intellectual property, consumer protection, and personal injury and mass tort cases. Richard led Lieff Cabraser’s work in the Wells Fargo Shareholder Derivative Litigation and was appointed Co-Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel in the case. In April 2020, the Court granted final approval to a settlement including a $240 million cash payment, the largest insurer-funded derivative settlement in history, and corporate governance reforms.
Richard also supervised Lieff Cabraser’s landmark litigation against the tobacco industry on behalf of Massachusetts, California, and several other states. The litigation was resolved in 1998 as part of a record $206 billion master settlement agreement with the state Attorneys General. Richard has also successfully tried over 30 civil jury cases, highlighted by the FPI/Agretech and Edsaco securities class action trials, the Wells Fargo Bank overdraft fees consumer protection class action trial, and the LCDs antitrust class action.
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Selected for inclusion by peers in The Best Lawyers in America in fields of “Bet the Company Litigation,” “Litigation – Antitrust,” “Litigation – Securities,” and “Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs”, 2007-2023
“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2019-2023
“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2019, 2022, 2023
“Top 100 Attorneys in California,” Daily Journal, 2010-2011, 2018, 2022
“Top Plaintiff Lawyers,” California Daily Journal, 2021, 2022
“Product Liability MVP of the Year,” Law360, 2022
“Litigation Trailblazer,” The National Law Journal, 2018, 2020, 2022
“Super Lawyer for Northern California,” Super Lawyers, 2004-2022
“Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2019
“Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America,” Benchmark Litigation, 2017, 2018
“Lawyer of the Year,” Best Lawyers, recognized in the category of Litigation – Securities for San Francisco, 2016-2017
“Outstanding Private Practice Antitrust Achievement,” American Antitrust Institute, 2017
“California Litigation Star,” Benchmark Litigation, 2013-2016
California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) Award, California Lawyer, 2011 & 2013
Legal 500 recommended lawyer, LeagalEase, 2013
“Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers,” Super Lawyers, 2013
“Top Attorneys In Securities Law,” Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition, 2010, 2012
“Consumer Attorney of the Year Finalist,” Consumer Attorneys of California, 2011
“Lawdragon Finalist,” Lawdragon, 2009-2011
San Francisco, California 94111
