Richard M. Heimann

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Richard M. Heimann: Attorney with Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Partner at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Embarcadero Center West, 275 Battery Street, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
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  • From this foundation, Richard has become one of the nation’s foremost trial attorneys and skilled negotiators, with unparalleled experience in complex securities and investor fraud, antitrust, consumer protection, and personal injury and mass torts cases.

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Biography

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.

Publications & Presentations

•Securities Law Roundtable, California Lawyer, April 2007, April 2008, March 2009, September 2010, March 2013
•“Preliminary Issues Regarding Forum Selection, Jurisdiction, and Choice of Law in Class Actions,” December 1999

Honors & Awards

•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”, 2007-2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers,” Lawdragon, 2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyer Hall of Fame,” Lawdragon, 2020-2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers,” Lawdragon, 2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America,” Lawdragon, 2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2019, 2022-2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2019-2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Hall of Fame,” Lawdragon, 2020-2025
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2019
•“Lawdragon Finalist,” Lawdragon, 2009-2011
•“Leading Commercial Litigators,” Daily Journal, 2024-2026
•“California Legal Awards Lifetime Achievement Award,” Law.com & The Recorder, 2025
•“Super Lawyer for Northern California,” Super Lawyers, 2004-2025
•“Top 100 Attorneys in California,” Daily Journal, 2010-2011, 2018, 2022-2024
•California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) Award, California Lawyer, 2011, 2013, 2023
•“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
•“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

In the News

•April 24, 2026
19 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to the 2026 “Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers” Guide
•April 6, 2026
Elizabeth Cabraser and Richard Heimann Named “Leading Commercial Litigators” for 2026 by the Daily Journal
•March 27, 2026
Twenty-Three Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” List for 2026
•February 17, 2026
30 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Recognized as Lawdragon “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2026
•January 16, 2026
14 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to Lawdragon’s 2nd Annual “Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers” List

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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Antitrust & Intellectual Property
  • Consumer Protection
  • Personal Injury & Mass Torts
  • Securities & Financial Fraud

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Law Journal: Georgetown Law Journal, 1971 - 1972; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, B.S.B.A, Honors, 1969
Law School Attended:
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, J.D., 1972
Year of First Admission:
1972
Admission:
1972, Pennsylvania; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit; 1974, District of Columbia; 1975, California; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 2000, New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2013, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 2015, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 2020, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit
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Professional Associations and Memberships

•Bar Association of San Francisco
•State Bar of California

Reported Cases:
Representative Cases; AOL Time Warner; Bank Overdraft Fees; Broadcom; FPI/Agretech; High-Tech Workers Class Action; Multi-State Tobacco Litigation; TFT-LCD (Flat Panel); Wells Fargo Overdraft Fees
ISLN:
906577941

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