Bryan Leifer

Partner

Bryan.Leifer@lewisbrisbois.com

Bryan Leifer is a partner in the Los Angeles and Dallas offices of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Class Action & Mass Tort, Consumer Financial Services, and Bankruptcy & Insolvency Practices. He has extensive litigation experience in state and federal courts. He has argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals as well as the California Court of Appeal on numerous occasions, acting as lead counsel at both the appellate and trial court levels. He has served as lead defense counsel in putative class actions in state and federal courts. Mr. Leifer has substantial experience in regulatory and governmental compliance matters involving a multitude of state and federal laws.

His prior experience includes representation of interested parties in state and federal criminal fraud and money laundering matters. He advises clients in the areas of cyber-security and breach response, and acts as breach response counsel for litigation involving data breach allegations.

Primary Area(s) of Practice

  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Consumer Financial Services
  • Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Additional Experience

Admissions

California

Washington

Texas

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

All California federal district courts

All California federal bankruptcy courts

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

District of Connecticut

Associations

  • California State Bar
  • Washington State Bar
  • Texas State Bar

Awards & Honors

  • America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators®
  • Named a Rising Star by Southern California Super Lawyers®, 2015–2021
  • Certificate of Special Recognition, United States Congress, for pro bono representation of veterans of the United States Armed Forces
  • Extern clerk to the Honorable Judge Arthur Alarcon of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Eagle Scout

Education

UCLA School of Law

  • Juris Doctor
  • Law Review: Chief Comments Editor, Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs

Georgetown University

Master of Arts in Government/International Politics

University of California at Berkeley

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, summa cum laude

Clerkship – Judicial extern to Judge Alarcon, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Legal Experience

  • Obtained summary judgment on numerous cases representing Fortune 500 companies.
  • Representation of banks and Fortune 500 companies in matters of governmental and regulatory compliance.
  • Representation of lenders and other interested parties in state and federal criminal white collar fraud cases, including representation as to asset forfeiture issues.
  • Lead defense counsel on federal and state putative class action lawsuits.
  • Successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals as well as arguments before the California Court of Appeal, First, Second, and Fourth Appellate Districts.

Pro Bono & Philanthropy

Volunteer Attorney, Veterans Legal Institute