Michelle Lamy

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Biography

Michelle Lamy is a partner in Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office. She specializes in employment and antitrust class actions on behalf of plaintiffs, and individual cases addressing sexual abuse and sex trafficking on behalf of survivors.

Prior to joining Lieff Cabraser, Michelle was a Law Clerk to the Honorable Thelton E. Henderson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Michelle earned her law degree from Stanford Law School. While there, Michelle was a Levin Center Public Interest fellow, worked at the Stanford Community Law Clinic, served on the Executive Board of the Stanford Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, and was Co-President of Law Students for Reproductive Justice. Prior to attending law school, Michelle earned a bachelor of arts degree from Boston College.

Classes & Seminars

•Panelist, “Pay Equity,” Impact Fund Class Action Conference, February 2024
•Panelist, “Strategies for Using Workplace Investigations,” 16 th Annual ABA Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 2022
•Moderator, “Promoting Professionalism in the Practice of Law,” September 2022
•Moderator, “Ethics of Litigating in a Post-Pandemic World,” November 2021
•Speaker, “2021 Impact Fund Class Action Conference,” February 2021
•Panelist, Stanford Law School “Women in Plaintiffs’ Law” Event, February 2020
•Speaker, “Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Understanding Your Rights in the Age of Tech and Trump,” November 2017

Honors & Awards

•“Ones to Watch,” Best Lawyers, 2025, 2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers,” Lawdragon, 2025, 2026
•“Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation,” Lawdragon, 2023-2025
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2022-2025
•“Rising Star for Northern California,” Super Lawyers, 2019-2025
•“Top 40 Under 40 Lawyer,” Daily Journal, 2023
•“Rising Star for Employment Law,” Law360, 2023
•“Lawyers on the Fast Track,” The Recorder, 2023
•“Outstanding Private Practice Antitrust Achievement,” American Antitrust Institute, 2020

In the News

•January 16, 2026
14 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to Lawdragon’s 2nd Annual “Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers” List
•August 21, 2025
36 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to 2026 Best Lawyers Listings
•August 8, 2025
Ten Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Recognized by Lawdragon as “Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers” for 2025
•July 14, 2024
Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s 2025 “Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation” List
•June 30, 2025
28 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Selected as 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Antitrust
  • Civil Rights/Social Justice
  • Employment Law
  • Sex Abuse Cases

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, B.A., summa cum laude, Economics and Women's & Gender Studies, 2009
Law School Attended:
Stanford Law School, Palo Alto, California, J.D., Pro Bono Distinction, 2015
Year of First Admission:
2015
Admission:
2015, California; 2016, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 2017, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 2017, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2024, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
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Professional Associations & Memberships

•American Bar Association
•Bar Association of San Francisco, Litigation Section Executive Committee, 2021
•State Bar of California

ISLN:
924544711

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415-956-1008  Fax

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