Michelle Doolin

MICHELLE DOOLIN is a nationally recognized class action and commercial litigator who represents leading retail, consumer products, and technology companies in their most high-stakes disputes, and serves as global co-leader of Sidley’s Consumer Class Actions practice. She has a distinguished track record defending companies in consumer protection, privacy, employment, and product-related class actions across the country. Michelle regularly handles high-stakes commercial litigation matters, with particular depth in nationwide and statewide class actions filed in California.

Michelle is regarded as a go-to strategist for consumer-facing brands navigating bet-the-company class actions. She has defended more than 150 consumer class actions and has secured decisive wins at every stage of litigation, including dismissals with prejudice, denials of class certification, grants of summary judgment, and appellate victories. She has also obtained jury trial wins in commercial litigation cases. Her practice spans false and deceptive advertising claims, product defect and warranty litigation, pricing and promotional practices (including hidden fees), food and beverage advertising and health-related ingredient claims, privacy and data collection-related class actions, and complex wage-and-hour disputes.