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Girard Sharp

USA 2026

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Leading firm in USA 2026

Overview

Provided by Girard Sharp

  • Girard Sharp is a nationally recognizedplaintiff’slaw firm committed to holding corporations and other powerful entities accountable and securing meaningful results for individuals, groups, and institutional clients nationwide.Founded in 1955 and headquartered in San Francisco, the firmrepresentsplaintiffs in class and collective actions, multidistrict litigation, and arbitrations in federal and state courts across the United States. Girard Sharp attorneys have recovered billions of dollars in settlements and judgements, leveling the playing field for consumers, investors, and other harmed parties.

    Overnearly threedecades, Girard Sharp has built a reputation for excellence in complex litigation and class actionpractices. The firm’s experienced team advocates in a wide range of areas, including antitrust and competition, securities and financial fraud, consumer protection, insurance, investments and finance, digital privacy and data security, workplace and business litigation, sexual abuse and women’s advocacy, and whistleblower claims. Its attorneys bring deep procedural knowledge, trial experience, and a client-first approach to every stage of litigation and arbitration.

    Girard Sharp isfrequentlyentrusted with leadership roles in high-profile and complex matters and has secured significant recoveries and reform measures in cases of widespread impact.

    The firm’s commitment to excellence has earned sustained recognition from industry peers and legal publications. Girard Sharp has been distinguished as a Tier 1 plaintiffs’ mass tort and class action practice by U.S. News & World Report , named a Law360 Practice Group of the Year, and repeatedly featured on the National Law Journal ’s Plaintiffs’ Hot List. Individual attorneys have been honored on lists such as Best Lawyers in America , Super Lawyers, and Law360’s Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar.

    Founded by seasoned advocates dedicated torepresentingeveryday people with the same vigor and skill that major firms bring to corporate defense, Girard Sharp continues to apply its resources, judgment, and values to achieve favorable outcomes and advance legal protections for its clients. The firm also emphasizes a collaborative, inclusive culture and active involvement in professional and community organizations that support access to justice and public service,includingtheAmerican Bar Association, the Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Impact Fund.

    Practices:

    Antitrust

    Consumer Protection

    Privacy and Data Security

    Securities and Financial Fraud

    Mass Torts

    Catastrophic Injury

    Insurance Litigation

    Sexual Abuse and Women’s Advocacy

    Inquiries:

    [email protected]

    415.981.4800

Ranked Offices at Girard Sharp

Provided by Girard Sharp

USA - Head office

California

601 California Street Suite 1400 , San Francisco, California, USA, 94108, San Francisco

Ranked Departments at Girard Sharp (2)

California

Ranked Individuals at Girard Sharp (6)

California

USA - Nationwide

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