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Insurance: Insurer

California

3 Years Ranked

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Provided by Laura Geist

USA

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Laura Leigh Geist is a partner in the Litigation Department. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, particularly consumer class actions related to unfair competition and false advertising and anti-trust. Laura has significant experience in life insurance and financial services litigation. Her practice includes defense of rising InsurTech and FinTech companies, as well as, Fortune 500 companies in claims regarding privacy, policy and index pricing, Cost of Insurance and crediting rates, sales practices, and consumer fraud. Laura’s practice includes the defense of parallel regulatory and governmental actions. Laura also provides advice and counsel regarding litigation risk and due diligence evaluations. . Laura has extensive trial and arbitration experience.

Education

Santa Clara University School of Law

J.D. (magna cum laude)

Awards

Leading Commercial Litigators

Daily Journal

2026

Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business

San Francisco Business Times

2026

All-Star for Litigation and Dispute Resolution

BTI Client Service

2023

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Insurance: Insurer - California

3
Band 3
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Laura Geist counsels insurers on a range of regulatory matters, with particular expertise in life insurance and litigating class action suits.

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