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Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLPPartner
Richard M. Heimann
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Richard M. Heimann

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275 Battery Street, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Antitrust & Intellectual Property, Consumer Protection, Personal Injury & Mass Torts and 1 more

About Richard M. Heimann

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 Leading Litigators in America,” Lawdragon, 2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2019-2025
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2019, 2022-2025
•“Lawdragon 500 Hall of Fame,” Lawdragon, 2020-2025
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2019
•“Lawdragon Finalist,” Lawdragon, 2009-2011
•“California Legal Awards Lifetime Achievement Award,” Law.com & The Recorder, 2025
•“Leading Commercial Litigators,” Daily Journal, 2024, 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

•September 8, 2025
Twenty-Seven Lieff Cabraser Partners Named to 2026 “Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America” List
•August 21, 2025
36 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to 2026 Best Lawyers Listings
•June 30, 2025
28 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Selected as 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
•June 6, 2025
Twenty-Four Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” List for 2025
•April 24, 2025
Richard Heimann Awarded 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award by The Recorder

 

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Richard M. Heimann got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Other 4
    • Antitrust & Intellectual Property
    • Consumer Protection
    • Personal Injury & Mass Torts
    • Securities & Financial Fraud

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    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

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    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
    Memberships

    Professional Associations and Memberships

    •Bar Association of San Francisco
    •State Bar of California

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
    Class of 1972
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Law Journal: Georgetown Law Journal, 1971 - 1972

    University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
    Class of 1969
    B.S.B.A
    Honors

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  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Richard M. Heimann was admitted in 1972 to the State of Pennsylvania.
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    Yes, Richard M. Heimann is admitted to practice in California, District of Columbia, New York and Pennsylvania.
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    Richard M. Heimann is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States District Court for the Central District of California, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, United States District Court for the Southern District of California and United States Supreme Court.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP was established in 1972.
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    Richard M. Heimann is listed in the Antitrust Law, Aviation Law, Civil Rights, Civil Trial Practice, Environmental Law, Labor and Employment Law, Personal Injury, Product Liability Law, Securities Law and Toxic Torts section of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

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