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Current Cases:

  • In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill.)
  • In re Pork Antitrust Litigation (D. Minn.)
  • Benson et al. v. Newell Brands Inc., et al. (N.D. Ill.)
  • Freeman v. MAM USA Corp. (N.D. Ill.)
  • Busler v. Nissan North America, Inc. (M.D. Tenn.)
  • Beaver v. Nissan North America, Inc. (M.D. Tenn.)
  • Stockley, et al. v. Nissan of North America, Inc., et al. (M.D. Tenn.)

Past Cases:

  • In re Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation (S.D.N.Y.)

Education:

  • Loyola Law School Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California – J.D. – 2011
  • Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana – B.S. magna cum laude – 2008

Bar Admissions:

  • California
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • American Bar Association
  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
Partner

Michael H. Pearson

Location Sherman Oaks, California

Phone 818-205-2803

Fax 818-788-8104

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Michael H. Pearson is a partner and civil litigator in the firm’s Los Angeles office, focusing on complex litigation, class actions, and consumer protection.  Mr. Pearson has extensive experience in representing clients in a variety of contexts.  He has served as a member of the litigation team in multiple cases that resulted in class certification or a class-wide settlement, including cases that involved antitrust, business litigation, complex financial products, high-technology products, consumer safety, and false and misleading advertising.  In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litig., No. 16 C 8637, 2022 WL 1720468 (N.D. Ill. May 27, 2022); In re Pork Antitrust Litig., No. CV 18-1776 (JRT/JFD), 2023 WL 2696497 (D. Minn. Mar. 29, 2023); Benson v. Newell Brands, Inc., No. 19 C 6836, 2021 WL 5321510 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 16, 2021).  Specifically, he was instrumental in managing the review of tens of millions of documents and drafting pleadings in In Re Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation, which was settled for $1.86 billion, plus injunctive relief.

Mr. Pearson received his Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University in 2008, majoring in Finance with an Energy Specialization.  He received his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School Los Angeles in 2011.  Mr. Pearson is an active member in a number of legal organizations, including the American Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Pearson’s success has earned him recognition by his peers as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (representing the top 2.5% of lawyers in Southern California age 40 or younger or in practice for 10 years or less) each year from 2017 to the present.

Professional man in black suit with striped tie smiling against white background.
Partner

Michael H. Pearson

Michael H. Pearson is a partner and civil litigator in the firm’s Los Angeles office, focusing on complex litigation, class actions, and consumer protection.  Mr. Pearson has extensive experience in representing clients in a variety of contexts.  He has served as a member of the litigation team in multiple cases that resulted in class certification or a class-wide settlement, including cases that involved antitrust, business litigation, complex financial products, high-technology products, consumer safety, and false and misleading advertising.  In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litig., No. 16 C 8637, 2022 WL 1720468 (N.D. Ill. May 27, 2022); In re Pork Antitrust Litig., No. CV 18-1776 (JRT/JFD), 2023 WL 2696497 (D. Minn. Mar. 29, 2023); Benson v. Newell Brands, Inc., No. 19 C 6836, 2021 WL 5321510 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 16, 2021).  Specifically, he was instrumental in managing the review of tens of millions of documents and drafting pleadings in In Re Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation, which was settled for $1.86 billion, plus injunctive relief.

Mr. Pearson received his Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University in 2008, majoring in Finance with an Energy Specialization.  He received his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School Los Angeles in 2011.  Mr. Pearson is an active member in a number of legal organizations, including the American Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Pearson’s success has earned him recognition by his peers as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (representing the top 2.5% of lawyers in Southern California age 40 or younger or in practice for 10 years or less) each year from 2017 to the present.

Current Cases:

  • In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill.)
  • In re Pork Antitrust Litigation (D. Minn.)
  • Benson et al. v. Newell Brands Inc., et al. (N.D. Ill.)
  • Freeman v. MAM USA Corp. (N.D. Ill.)
  • Busler v. Nissan North America, Inc. (M.D. Tenn.)
  • Beaver v. Nissan North America, Inc. (M.D. Tenn.)
  • Stockley, et al. v. Nissan of North America, Inc., et al. (M.D. Tenn.)

Past Cases:

  • In re Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation (S.D.N.Y.)

Education:

  • Loyola Law School Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California – J.D. – 2011
  • Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana – B.S. magna cum laude – 2008

Bar Admissions:

  • California
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • American Bar Association
  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association