Lori G. Feldman

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Lori G. Feldman

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2021 | The National Law Journal | Trailblazers | Plaintiffs' Lawyers | Lori G. Feldman/ George Gesten McDonald, PLLC

Practice Areas:

  • Class Action Litigation
  • Consumer Protection
  • Securities
  • Complex Commercial Litigation

Biography

Lori G. Feldman is a Member of the Firm, Co-Chair of the Class Action Practice Group and Managing Member of GFM's New York office. Lori, a tireless advocate for victims of fraud, who has 30 years of experience, earned her Juris Doctor degree upon graduating from Albany Law School of Union University, where she served as a member of the Albany Law Review and was a winner of the school's first year law review student writing competition.

Prior to joining the Firm, Lori was a Partner in one of the largest class action firms in the country, a Partner in a prestigious securities and consumer class action firm, and Of Counsel to one of the most tenacious criminal and civil litigation boutiques in the United States.

Lori is a daughter of retired public employees and is a relentless advocate of public and private investors, shareholders and consumers. Lori's grandparents immigrated through Ellis Island in New York City, where she was born and raised. She takes great pride in representing EB-5 investors. Lori has obtained class and individual recoveries in excess of $250 million. She has litigated against some of the largest and most well-funded corporate defendants in the world.

Lori was named a 2021 Plaintiff's Lawyers Trailblazer by the National Law Journal. From 2011 to 2018, Lori was named a New York Metro SuperLawyer. As a young lawyer, she was also named as a Rising Star in New York and Washington State.

Education

  • Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York
    • J.D. – 1990
    • Honors: Dean’s List
    • Law Review: Albany Law Review, Executive Editor, 1989 – 1990
  • State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York
    • B.A. – 1987
    • Honors: magna cum laude
    • Major: Criminal Justice
    • Minor: Biology

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 1991
  • Washington, 1999
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1991
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1991
  • United States Supreme Court, 2022

Professional Associations

  • New York State Bar Association, Member, Present
  • Washington State Bar Association, Member, Present
  • National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys, Present

Representative Cases 

  • Washington Mutual Securities Litigation ($41.5 million settlement)
  • Century Link Sales Practices And Securities Litigation ($15.5 million settlement)
  • General Electric Securities Litigation ($40.15 million settlement)
  • In Re Gilead Securities Litigation ($8.5 million settlement)
  • ConAgra Foods, Inc. Securities Litigation ($14.4 million settlement)

Honors 

  • 2021 National Law Journal Plaintiffs’ Trailblazers
  • New York Metro "Super Lawyers", 2011 - 2018
  • Washington Super Lawyer "Rising Star" - 2004

Past Positions 

  • Milberg LLP, Equity Partner, 1993 - 2015

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Sigma Delta Tau

Current Employment Position

  • Managing Member New York Office

Languages

  • English