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Top Women Lawyers

May 8, 2014

Lisa Gilford

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates Los Angeles Specialty: Mass torts, class actions


As one of the primary defense attorneys representing Toyota Motor Corp. in its protracted legal battle with consumers over allegations of unintended acceleration, Gilford spent much of her time in the last year working to both iron out settlements and beat back accusations of corporate malfeasance in the courtroom.


Dealing with both class action claims and individual plaintiffs' lawsuits in state and federal court, Gilford has been the Swiss Army knife of la...

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