Sarah D. Zandi

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Biography

Sarah D. Zandi is an associate in Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office.

Prior to joining Lieff Cabraser, Sarah was a Summer Associate at Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP, where her work focused on employment and gender discrimination law. She also served as a Legal fellow for the Stanford Law Veterans Fund Fellowship, where she worked to provide legal advocacy for veterans who were sexual assault survivors seeking military benefits.

Sarah graduated from Stanford Law School with a Juris Doctor, where she was the Co-President of Women of Stanford Law, the Vice President of Stanford Law Students for Gendered Violence Prevention, and the Vice President of the Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Association. During law school, she worked at Stanford’s Youth Education and Law Project, participated in Moot Court, led a book club for the Stanford Prisoner Advocacy and Resource Coalition, and volunteered for the Domestic Violence Pro Bono Project and Election Law Project. Prior to attending law school, Sarah earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania.

Honors & Awards

•“Most Promising Newcomer Finalist,” California Legal Awards, 2025
•“Rising Star for Northern California,” Super Lawyers, 2025

In the News

•June 30, 2025
28 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Selected as 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
•April 24, 2025
Annie Wanless and Sarah Zandi Named as Finalists for The Recorder’s 2025 California Legal Awards

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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, B.A., summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Distinction in English; Sigma Tau Delta; Dean’s List, 2017
Law School Attended:
Stanford Law School, Palo Alto, CA, J.D., Youth Education and Law Project – Clinic; Women of Stanford Law, Co-President; Stanford Law Students Against Gendered Violence; Vice President; Moot Court (2019-20); Judicial Workplace Environment Working Group Member; Domestic Violence Pro Bono Project; Stanford Pre-Law Society Mentor, 2021
Year of First Admission:
2021
Admission:
2021, California; 2023, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2024, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Memberships:

Professional Associations

•Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (COSAL) - Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Division (2024-2025)
•California Class Actions and Coordinated Proceedings - Contributor (2024-2025)
•The Sedona Conference Working Group I, Brainstorming Group on the Sufficiency of Rule 26(a)(1) Disclosures, 2023

ISLN:
1001156618

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