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Keller Rohrback L.L.P.Managing Partner
Lynn Lincoln Sarko
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Lynn Lincoln Sarko

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1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Appeals, Automotive Litigation and 10 more

About Lynn Lincoln Sarko

Managing Partner Lynn Sarko uses thoughtful innovation to solve complex issues.

Having led Keller Rohrback L.L.P.’s Complex Litigation Group since its inception over 30 years ago, Lynn’s work has led to new developments in case law and significant, impactful settlements for his clients.

A dynamic leader with a tenacious dedication to justice, Lynn has been selected by courts across the nation to serve in key leadership roles in a wide variety of cutting-edge cases. Namely, he was appointed Co-Lead counsel for In re EpiPen (Epinephrine Injection, USP) Mktg., Sales Practices & Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2785 (D. Kan.), the nationwide class action against pharmaceutical company Mylan and others for anticompetitive and unfair business practices in its sale and marketing of the EpiPen Auto-Injector device. He was also selected to serve in a leadership position on behalf of governmental entities and other plaintiffs in the vast litigation regarding the nationwide prescription opioid epidemic, In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation , MDL No. 2804 (N.D. Ohio). The National Law Journal referred to this leadership team as a “‘ Who’s Who’ in mass torts .”

Some of Lynn’s other remarkable successes include consumer protection cases aimed at holding automotive companies accountable for wrongdoing. One such case was In re Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation , MDL No. 2672 (N.D. Cal.), for which Lynn was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee-a group referred to as a “ class action dream team .” The case settled for over $17 billion. Lynn was also appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for In re Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep EcoDiesel Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation , MDL No. 2777 (N.D. Cal.), which settled for $307.5 million, including required emissions modifications for 100,000 eligible vehicles. In addition to consumer protection cases, Lynn has also served in leadership positions for cases involving financial fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty. He was selected to lead teams of attorneys representing plaintiffs in the litigations against Enron, Worldcom, and Madoff-three of the biggest financial frauds of our time.

Lynn is widely renowned within the legal community and beyond for his diplomacy and fearless devotion to justice. He was a member of the legal team nominated for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for seeking enforcement of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on behalf of the Republic of the Marshall Islands . He was also honored to receive the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year Award for his work on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill trial team, and he was one of four Washington lawyers recognized as one of the 500 “Leading Lawyers in America” by Lawdragon. He is also AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been consecutively named to the Washington Super Lawyers list for 21 years.

Lynn holds a BBA and an MBA in accounting and finance from the University of Wisconsin, where he also served as an accounting instructor. He graduated with his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law school, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Wisconsin Law Review and received the faculty award given to the most outstanding member of the graduating class.

Prior to joining Keller Rohrback, Lynn was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Criminal Division, an associate at the Washington D.C office of Arnold & Porter, and law clerk to the Honorable Jerome Farris, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in Seattle.

Lynn has been recognized by Law360 as a “Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar,” read the interview here .

Honors & Awards

Best Lawyers in America, Seattle, Washington, 2026 (Recognized since 2024)

•Litigation - Antitrust
•Litigation - ERISA
•Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Ranked in Chambers and Partners USA Guide, 2024 - ERISA Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs

Selected to Super Lawyers list in Super Lawyers - Washington, 1999-2024

Lawdragon, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2018, 2022-2025

Lawdragon, 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, 2023 - 2025

Law360 Titans of The Plaintiffs Bar honoree, 2023

American Antitrust Institute - Antitrust Enforcement Award Honoree, in the category of 'Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice' - for work in In re EpiPen Marketing, Sales Practices, and Antitrust Litigation, 2022

National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Washington

fellow of the American Bar Foundation

Avvo Top Tax Lawyer, Washington CEO Magazine

Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

Salmon Dalberg Award

fellow of the American Bar Foundation

Articles & Presentations

Presenter, Statewide Opioid Litigation Update, Colorado County Attorneys Association Virtual Summer Conference (June 11, 2021).

Stock Drop and Roll: Key Supreme Court Rulings and New Standards in ERISA Stock Drop Cases, Thomson/West Webinar

14th Annual Pension Law, Governance and Solvency Conference

Governance and Solvency, Canadian Institutes 14th Annual Advanced Forum on Pension Law

ERISA Litigation & Regulatory Compliance Congress

American Conference Institutes 6th National Forum on ERISA Litigation

25th Annual ERISA Litigation Conference

American Conference Institutes 5th National Forum on ERISA Litigation

Selected Publications

Stock Drop and Roll: Key Supreme Court Rulings and New Standards in ERISA ‘Stock Drop’ Cases, Thomson/West Webinar

14th Annual Pension Law, Governance and Solvency Conference

Governance and Solvency, Canadian Institute’s 14th Annual Advanced Forum on Pension Law

ERISA Litigation & Regulatory Compliance Congress

American Conference Institute’s 6th National Forum on ERISA Litigation

25th Annual ERISA Litigation Conference

American Conference Institute’s 5th National Forum on ERISA Litigation

Related Employment

Managing Partner at Keller Rohrback L.L.P. (1986-present)

Assistant United States Attorney at Department of Justice (1984-1986)

Law Clerk for Judge Jerome Farris at United States Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit (1981-1982)

Editorial Board, Washington State Securities Law Deskbook

Speaking Engagements

Emory Roundtable Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted by Institute for Complex Litigation & Mass Claims, Emory University School of Law

HarrisMartin's MDL Conference: Volkswagen Clean Diesels - Update from Plaintiffs’ PSC Chair and Steering Committee Members on the Environmental Issues

HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: Volkswagen Update

Enforcement of ERISA Rights and Responsibilities: An ERISA @40 Event, Washington, D.C.

ACI 9th ERISA Litigation Conference, Chicago

Global Justice Network Presentation re Volkswagen, San Francisco

AAJ panel - Plaintiff Only Hot Topics and Trends in Litigation Seminar, New Orleans

Case Perspectives Lecture: Plains Oil Spill Litigation, UCLA Law School

AAJ Education Trends in Litigation Seminar: 'Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Fraud- Potential Classes, Causes of Action, Remedies, and Defenses'

14th Annual Pension Law, Governance and Solvency Conference

24th Annual ERISA Litigation Conference

4th National Advanced Forum on Defending & Managing ERISA Litigation, American Conference Institute

24th Annual Producer Conference on Executive Liability

ERISA Litigation 2010, Practising Law Institute

23rd Annual ERISA Litigation Conference

Real Estate Mortgage Market Litigation

ABA Winter Meeting Employee Benefits Committee

22nd Annual ERISA Litigation Conference

ERISA Class Actions - Up Close and Personal: An In Depth Look at the Myriad of Complex and Ever-Evolving Issues

401(k) Plan Litigation: Employer Stock Suits Continue

21st annual ERISA Litigation Conference

Western Benefits Conference

Los Angeles Benefits Conference

20th Annual ERISA Litigation Conference

Follow the Money: DOL Initiatives and New Litigation on Service Provider Revenue Sharing

Employee Benefits Committee MidWinter Meeting

19th Annual ERISA Litigation Conference

ERISA Litigation Developments DOL Speaks: Employee Benefits Conference

Fiduciary Litigation including Employer Securities, 15th Annual National Institute on ERISA Litigation

18th Annual ERISA Litigation Conference

Ethics & Privilege Issues Under ERISA, 18th Annual ERISA Litigation Conference

ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty Company Stock Litigation, 18th Annual ERISA Litigation Conference - West

New Frontiers in Fiduciary Liability Employers Stock/Cash Balance Conversions Plus D&O West Symposium

ERISA Preemption and Effect on other Laws ABA Employee Benefits Committee Meeting

Newest Plaintiffs' Liability Theories & Trends In Defense Pleadings/Motions Advanced Forum on Complex Litigation

The Joint Opening Session in Mediation Advanced Mediation & Advocacy Skills Training

Officer & Director Liability Corporate Directors Series

More Enron/Worldcom Fallout: Corporate Officers On the Fiduciary Hook Section of Business Law Annual Meeting

17th Annual ERISA Litigation Conference

Mutual Fund Litigation 4th Annual ERISA Fiduciary Program

Pension Fund/Institutional Fiduciary Program

The Essentials of Civil Settlement Strategies Seminar

33rd Annual Educational Conference

 

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At least three reviews and a score of 4.0 or higher.

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At least six reviews and a score of 4.2 or higher.

Champion Badge Platinum

At least ten reviews and a score of 4.5 or higher.

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Areas of Law

  • International Law
  • Other 12
    • Antitrust & Trade Regulation
    • Appeals
    • Automotive Litigation
    • Catastrophic Property Loss
    • Class Action & Consumer Litigation
    • Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
    • Drug Pricing Litigation
    • Erisa & Employee Benefits
    • Environmental Litigation
    • Institutional Investors
    • Personal Injury Litigation
    • Wildfire Litigation

Practice Details

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    Other
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  • Firm Information
    Position
    Managing Partner
    Firm Name
    Keller Rohrback L.L.P.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Current Cases: Advocate Health Care Network
    American Insurance Group Inc. ERISA Litigation II
    Ascension Health
    Ascension Health Alliance
    Catholic Health East ( CHE )
    Diebold v Northern Trust Investments Class Action
    Dignity Health
    Keller Rohrback L.L.P. Files First Suit of Its Kind by Plaintiff Nation Against United States for Treaty Breach
    Louisiana Firefighters' Retirement System Northern Trust Investments Class Action
    Providence Health & Services
    Regions Morgan Keegan ERISA Litigation
    Saint Peter's Healthcare System
    St. Anthony's
    State Street Indirect Foreign Exchange Class Action

    Representative Matters: Andrews v. Plains All Am. Pipeline, L.P. (C.D. Cal.)
    In re Volkswagen Clean Diesel Mktg., Sales Practices, &Prods. Liab. Litig. (N.D. Cal.)
    Doe v. Trump (W.D. Wash.)
    Rollins v. Dignity Health (N.D. Cal.)
    Brannon v. Express Scripts Holding Co. (D. Kan.)
    Republic of the Marshall Isl
    s v. United States (N.D. Cal.)
    Jabbari v. Wells Fargo & Co. (N.D. Cal.)
    Griffith v. Providence Health & Servs. (W.D. Wash.)
    Fed. Home Loan Bank of Boston v. Ally Fin., Inc. (D. Mass.)
    Louisiana Firefighters' Ret. Sys. v. N. Trust Invs., N.A. (N.D. Ill.)
    Corona v. Sony Pictures Entm't, Inc. (C.D. Cal.)
    Village of Rockton, Ill. vs. Sonoco Prods. Co. (N.D. Ill.)
    In re Citigroup ERISA Litig. (S.D.N.Y.)
    Lann v. Trinity Health Corp. (D. Md.)
    Gates v. UnitedHealth Grp. Inc. (2d Cir.)
    In re Bank of N.Y. Mellon Corp. Forex Transactions Litig. (S.D.N.Y.)
    Palmason v. Weyerhaeuser Co. (W.D. Wash.)
    In re Pfizer Inc. ERISA Litig. (S.D.N.Y.)
    H
    al v. State Street Bank & Trust Co. (D. Mass.)
    In re JPMorgan Chase Mortg. Modification Litig. (D. Mass.)
    Ormond v. Anthem, Inc. (S.D. Ind.)
    Braden v. Walmart Stores, Inc. (8th Cir.)
    In re Wachovia Corp. ERISA Litig. (W.D.N.C.)
    In re Regions Morgan Keegan Sec., Derivative, & ERISA Litig. (W.D. Tenn.)
    In re Merrill Lynch & Co. Sec., Derivative & ERISA Litig. (S.D.N.Y.)
    Curran v. Principal Mgmt. Corp. (S.D. Iowa)
    Spano v. Boeing Co. (7th Cir.)
    In re Bear Stearns Cos. Sec., Derivative, & ERISA Litig. (S.D.N.Y.)
    Krottner v. Starbucks Corp. (W.D. Wash.)
    Gallus v. Am. Express Fin. Corp. (D. Minn.)
    In re Enron Corp Sec., Derivative, & ERISA Litig. (S.D. Tex.)
    In re Delphi Corp. Sec. Litig. (E.D. Mich.)
    In re Wash. Mut., Inc. ERISA Litig. (W.D. Wash.)
    In re Bisphenol-A (BPA) Polycarbonate Plastic Prods. Liab. Litig. (W.D. Mo.)
    In re Ford Motor Co. ERISA Litig. (E.D. Mich.)
    In re Mattel, Inc. (C.D. Cal.)
    In re Xerox Corp. ERISA Litig. (D. Conn.)
    In Re K-Dur Antitrust Litig. (D.N.J.)
    In re Sci.-Atlanta, Inc. Sec. Litig. (N.D. Ga.)
    Langbecker v. Elec. Data Sys. Corp. (5th Cir.)
    Deiter v. Microsoft Corp. (4th Cir.)
    In re Williams Cos. ERISA Litig. (N.D. Okla.)
    In re HealthSouth Corp. ERISA Litig. (N.D. Ala.)
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    https://www.kellerrohrback.com/attorney/lynn-sarko

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1981, Wisconsin
    1981, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    1983, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
    1984, District of Columbia
    1984, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
    1984, United States Supreme Court
    1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
    1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
    1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
    1984, U.S. Tax Court
    1986, Washington
    1986, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
    1988, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
    1989, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
    1996, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
    1997, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
    2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    2002, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
    2003, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    2003, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    2004, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    2008, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
    2009, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    2010, U.S. District Court for North Dakota
    2013, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    2016, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
    2016, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
    2018, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
    2019, Arizona
    2010, Indiana
    Memberships

    Professional and Civic Involvement

    American Bar Association, Member

    Bar Association of The District of Columbia, Member

    Federal Bar Association, Member

    King County Bar Association, Member

    State Bar of Wisconsin, Member

    Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Member

    Washington State Bar Association, Member

    Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Member

    American Association for Justice, Member

    The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member

    American Academy of Trial Counsel, Fellow

    Editorial Board, Washington State Securities Law Deskbook

    fellow, American Bar Foundation

    Human Rights Watch Committee

    Washington Athletic Club, Member

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Wisconsin
    Class of 1981
    J.D.
    Editor-in-Chief, Wisconsin Law Review, Order of the Coif, Salmon Dalberg Award (outstanding graduate)
    Other Education
    University of Wisconsin
    Class of 1978
    M.B.A.
    Beta Alpha Psi

    University of Wisconsin
    Class of 1977
    B.B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1956
    Elgin, Illinois, June 27, 1956

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    Lynn Lincoln Sarko was admitted in 1981 to the State of Wisconsin.
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    Keller Rohrback L.L.P. was established in 1919.

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