Steve W. Berman is a nationally renowned class-action attorney and co-founder and managing partner of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, a plaintiffs’ firm he established in 1993. With 44 years of legal experience, he has dedicated his career to representing consumers, investors, and employees harmed by corporate misconduct, securing total settlements valued at more than $340 billion and achieving historic reforms across a wide range of industries. His landmark representations include serving as co-lead counsel in the $22.78 billion House v. NCAA settlement — believed to be the largest antitrust settlement in world history — and as Special Assistant Attorney General for 13 states in the State Tobacco Litigation, which produced the largest civil settlement in history at $260 billion. In addition to his U.S. practice, Steve serves as managing partner of Hagens Berman EMEA LLP in the United Kingdom and as U.S. Managing Member of HBSS France.