Rachel Geman, a partner in the New York office, chairs the firm’s Whistleblower Law/False Claims Act practice group and combats frauds that harm her clients in their lives and misconduct that threatens the fairness and safety of their workplaces and communities.
Exemplar matters:
•Employment and Civil Rights: Appointed Co-Lead Class Counsel in forced labor case vindicating the rights of 200 workers who were Colombian nationals or of Colombian origin (2024); represented a certified class of female employees who secured a $215 million settlement in the Goldman Sachs Gender litigation (2023); served as Co-Lead Counsel representing the City of Philadelphia in Fair Housing Act litigation against Wells Fargo resulting in the bank’s funding city programs for communities affected by lending discrimination and agreeing to other relief (2019); represented employee benefit plans in recovering $65 million from AXA Rosenberg .
•Health Care and Whistleblower: Represented whistleblower in $8.4 million cybersecurity settlement (2025); Appointed Co-Lead Class Counsel for the medical monitoring class in Valsartan contaminated drug litigation (2023); Lead Counsel for the whistleblower in litigation against AbbVie involving the marketing of Humira securing $27 million and, in California, programmatic relief (2023); Lead Counsel for the whistleblowers in matter involving fraud in New York’s Indigent Care Program against the Door (2022). Rachel cut her teeth on the False Claims Act years ago in helping to recoup $78.5 million from the University of Phoenix in one of the largest settlements involving fraud on the Department of Education.
•Technology’s Impact: Currently representing proposed classes of writers and copyright holders in copyright class action litigation against Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta; Co-Lead Class Counsel in preliminarily-approved $1.5 billion settlement with Anthropic (2025; final approval scheduled for April 2026); appointed Co-Lead Class Counsel in consumer privacy litigation against fintech company Plaid (2022 settlement of $58 million and robust injunctive relief); appointed Co-Lead Class Counsel in settled VPPA matters against FloSports and Gaia.
Rachel has been recognized by Best Lawyers in the field of Employment Law-Individuals and was named “Lawyer of the Year” in 2014 and 2019; by Lawdragon as one of “500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers in America,” as one of “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America” and a “500 Leading Litigator in America”; she is a Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer and received Recognition for outstanding service to individuals and families who sought compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Rachel is a CDRC-trained community mediator, and her bar service has included leadership as the employee-side chair of the ABA’s EEO and Workplace and Occupational Safety and Health Law Committees.
Classes & Seminars
•Panelist, “AI Litigation”, ABA National Institute on Class Actions Institute, October 2025
•Podcast Guest, “Inside the Largest Copyright Recovery in History,” Law Disputed, October 2025
•Speaker, Southeast Complex Litigation Conference, Tennessee Bar Association, October 2025
•Panelist, “Ethics of Mediation: Fact or Fiction?” 18th Annual ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 2024
•Panelist, “Class Actions Challenging Employment Discrimination,” NELA New York Chapter Spring 2024 Conference, May 2024
•Panelist, “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Civil Litigation,” Berkeley Law AI and Evidence Symposium, April 2024
•Panelist, “It’s a Global Workforce - Employer International Health and Safety Obligations,” ABA Workplace and Occupational Safety & Health Mid-Winter Conference, March 2024
•Faculty, “Medical Monitoring in Personal Injury, Products Liability, and Medical Device Litigation: Developments and Strategies,” Strafford CLE Webinar, June 2023
•Panelist, “Gender Based Discrimination & Pay Inequality,” 7th Annual Class Action Money & Ethics Conference, May 2023
•Panelist, “The Mental Health Crisis and the Workplace,” ABA Workplace and Occupational Safety & Health Mid-Winter Conference, March 2023
•Panelist, “Shareholder Derivative Actions Challenging Diversity,” 16th Annual ABA Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 2022
•Speaker, “Data Driven Cases,” Taxpayers Against Fraud 22d Annual Conference, October 2022
•Moderator, “Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Bias: Prospects, Pitfalls, and Penalties,” 2022 National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law,” March 2022
•Panelist, “Time to Rethink and Retool: Innovative Strategies for Crafting State-of-the Art Settlement Agreements,” ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law, 15th Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference, November 2021
•Moderator, “Corporations Are Deponents, My Friend: Taking 30(b)(6) Depositions In Wage & Hour Cases,” National Employment Lawyers Association Spring Seminar, March 2021
•Moderator, “Discovery In Wage & Hour Cases,” National Employment Lawyers Association Virtual Convention, July 2020
•Faculty, “Classwide Damage Models in Misleading and False Advertising Consumer Class Actions,” Strafford Consumer Class Actions Webinar, May 2020
•Faculty, “Current Topics in Employment Discrimination Class Actions,” Lawline Webinar, August 2019
•Speaker, “Statistics in Employment and FCA Cases,” Clearlaw Webinar, January 2018
•Speaker, “The Anatomy of a False Claims Act Case & How the FCA Works in a Whistleblower World,” Lawline Webinar, October 2017
•Speaker, “Litigating Wage & Hour Cases: Challenges & Opportunities,” National Employment Lawyers Association Spring Conference, April 2017
•Speaker, “Plaintiffs’ Perspective in Investigating and Litigating Employment Class Actions,” Lawline Webinar, December 2016
•Speaker, “Pay Equity in Practice: What Works? Employee-Side Perspectives on Compensation Discrimination,” ABA-LEL Conference, November 2016
•Speaker, “Bringing Your First - or Next - FHA Case,” NCLC Annual Conference, October 2016
•Moderator, Government Plenary, ABA EEO Conference, March 2016
•Speaker, “Latest Trends and Developments in Qui Tam Lawsuits and the Statute of Limitations,” Webinar, January 2016
•Speaker and Moderator, “Statistics for Lawyers - Even Those Who Hate Math,” National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Convention, June 2015
•Speaker, “Gender Pay Disparities: Enforcement, Litigation, and Remedies,” New York City Conference on Representing Employees, May 2015
•Speaker, “Protecting Pay: Representing Workers With Wage and Hour Claims,” National Employment Lawyers Association, April 2015
•Speaker and Author, “What Employment Lawyers Need to Know About Non-Employment Class Actions,” ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 2014
•Moderator, “Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Issues,” National Employment Lawyers Association/New York, October 2014
•Speaker, “Consumer Class Action Symposium,” National Consumer Law Center Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, November 2013
•Panelist, “Who is an Employer Under the FLSA?,” National Employment Lawyers Association Conference, 2013
•Panelist, “Class Certification Strategies: Dukes in the Rear View Mirror,” Impact Fund Class Action Conference, 2013
•Panelist, “Fraud and Consumer Protection: Plaintiff and Defense Strategies,” Current Issues in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation, ABA Section of Litigation, 2012
•Panelist, “Drafting Class Action Complaints,” New York State Bar Association, 2011
•Participant and Moderator, “Ask the EEOC: Current Insights on Enforcement and Litigation,” ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law, 2011
•Moderator, “Hot Topics in Wage and Hour Class and Collective Actions,” American Association for Justice Tele-Seminar, 2010
•Panelist, “Class Action Considerations: Certification, Settlement, and More,” American Conference Institute Advanced Forum, 2009
•Panelist, “’Don’t I Think I Know You Already?’: Excessive Subjective Decision-Making as an Improper Tool for Hiring and Promotion,” ABA Labor & Employment Section Annual Meeting, 2008
•Panelist, “Rights Without Remedies,” American Constitutional Society National Convention, Revitalizing Our Democracy: Progress and Possibilities, 2008
•Panelist, “Fair Measure: Toward Effective Attorney Evaluations”
•Panelist, “Getting to Know You: Use and Misuse of Selection Devices for Hiring and Promotion,” ABA Labor & Employment Section Annual Meeting, 2008
•Panelist, “Ethical Issues in Representing Workers in Wage & Hour Actions,” Representing Workers in Individuals & Collective Actions under the FLSA, 2007
•Panelist, “Evidence and Jury Instructions in FLSA Actions,” Georgetown Law Center/ACL-ABA, 2007
•Panelist, “Crucial Events in the ‘Life’ of an FLSA Collective Action: Filing Considerations and the Two-step ‘Similarly-Situated’ Analysis,” National Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Convention, 2006
•Panelist, “Electronic Discovery,” Federal Judicial Center & Institute of Judicial Administration, Workshop on Employment Law for Federal Judges, 2005
•Panelist, “Time is Money, Except When It’s Not: Compensable Time and the FLSA,” National Employment Lawyers Association, Impact Litigation Conference, 2005
•Chair and Panelist, “Current Topics in Fair Labor Standards Act Litigation,” Conference, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 2003
•Moderator, “Workforce Without Borders,” ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law, EEOC Midwinter Meeting, 2003
Honors & Awards
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
•Selected for inclusion by peers in The Best Lawyers in America in field of “Employment Law - Individuals,” 2012-2026
•“Lawyer of the Year,” Best Lawyers, Employment Law - Individuals, New York City, 2014, 2019, 2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America,” Lawdragon, 2025, 2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2022-2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2018-2025
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2021-2025
•“Super Lawyer for New York Metro,” Super Lawyers, 2011, 2013-2025
•Recognition for outstanding service to individuals and families who sought compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
•Legal 500 recommended lawyer, LegalEase, 2013
•“Rising Star for New York Metro,” Super Lawyers, 2011
•Distinguished Honor Award, United States Department of State, 2001
In the News
•February 17, 2026
30 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Recognized as Lawdragon “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2026
•January 9, 2026
Eleven Lieff Cabraser Partners Named to 2026 “Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America” List
•October 30, 2025
21 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Selected as 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
•October 20, 2025
Guest, “Inside the Largest Copyright Recovery in History,” Law Disputed Podcast
•October 7, 2025
Mark Chalos and Rachel Geman to Speak at Tennessee Bar Association Southeast Complex Litigation Conference 2025
•August 21, 2025
36 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to 2026 Best Lawyers Listings
Published Works
•Rutter Federal Employment Guide, Contributing Editor (2016 - present)
•“Class Actions: Class Representatives / Named Plaintiffs (Federal),” Practical Guidance Practice Note, Lexis/Nexis, 2021
•Author, “Whistleblower Under Pressure,” Trial Magazine, April 2013
•The New York Employee Advocate (Co-Editor, 2005-2009)
•“Image-Based Discrimination and the BFOQ Defense,” EEO Today: The Newsletter of the EEO Committee of the ABA’s Section of Labor and Employment Law, Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2004
•“Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Exemptions: Proposed Regulatory Changes,” New York State Bar Association Labor & Employment Newsletter, 2004
