Gia Jung is a senior associate at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP practicing in a wide range of civil litigation areas including class actions and complex civil litigation.
In 2025, Gia, with Mark Molumphy, Tyson Redenbarger, and Elle Lewis, received the prestigious California Lawyer Attorney of the Year award from the Daily Journal, in recognition of their groundbreaking work in the Safelite whistleblower litigation, exposing a years-long scheme to overbill insureds across the country.
In 2026, Gia served as one of the trial counsel in the successful securities fraud case against Elon Musk concerning his 2022 acquisition of Twitter. Following a three-week federal jury trial in San Francisco, the team achieved a rare jury verdict in a Rule 10b-5 case. The jury’s verdict awarded plaintiffs and a class of Twitter investors with damages that are presently estimated to exceed $2.6 billion. While the ultimate damages amount will depend on the class claim process, this verdict will likely be one of the largest securities fraud verdicts ever. at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP. She specializes in complex commercial litigation and class actions.
Before joining CPM, Gia worked at a large law firm in San Francisco, representing clients in commercial litigation, consumer class actions, and trade secret matters. Gia received her J.D. from University of California, Berkeley School of Law, with a certificate in IP & Technology Law.
Representative Matters
Apple AI False Advertising Litigation
Honors & Recognitions
2026 Northern California Rising Stars
Publications
2022
Do Androids Dream of Copyright?: Examining AI Copyright Ownership
In the News
15 May 2026
Federal Court Grants Final Approval of “Historic” Discrimination Settlement with Wells Fargo
07 May 2025
$31 million Safelite settlement among largest whistleblower suits
26 Feb 2025
Plaintiff Brian Williams, States of California and Illinois, Reach Settlement with Defendants Safelite Group, Inc., Safelite Solutions LLC, and Safelite Fulfillment, Inc.
21 Jan 2025
BART Sued by Family of Woman Killed at Powell Street Station
04 Dec 2024
CPM Announces Court Grants Final Approval of $200 Million Settlement in Uber IPO Class Action
22 Jul 2024
California Court Orders Safelite AutoGlass to Answer Whistleblower Complaint Alleging Rampant Insurance Fraud; Case Set for September 2025 Trial
03 Jan 2024
Illinois Court Unseals Whistleblower Complaint Alleging Insurance Fraud Against Safelite Autoglass
11 Dec 2023
Musk Ordered to Respond to Lawsuit by Shareholders
04 Oct 2023
Consumers Sue Amazon for Inflated Prices and Anticompetitive Misconduct
03 Oct 2023
Wells Fargo Shareholder Sues Bank’s Executives for Sham Interview and Hiring Practices to Increase Workforce Diversity
23 May 2023
Lawsuit filed against owners of home that exploded in Sunset District
28 Feb 2023
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy Ranked One of the Top Securities Law Firms Nationwide by Institutional Shareholder Services
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