Rachel Geman

Rachel Geman, a partner in the New York office, chairs the firm’s Whistleblower Law/False Claims Act practice group and combats frauds that harm her clients in their lives and misconduct that threatens the fairness and safety of their workplaces and communities.

Exemplar matters:

• Employment and Civil Rights: Appointed Co-Lead Class Counsel in forced labor case vindicating the rights of 200 workers who were Colombian nationals or of Colombian origin (2024); represented a certified class of female employees who secured a $215 million settlement in the Goldman Sachs Gender litigation (2023); served as Co-Lead Counsel representing the City of Philadelphia in Fair Housing Act litigation against Wells Fargo resulting in the bank’s funding city programs for communities affected by lending discrimination and agreeing to other relief (2019); represented employee benefit plans in recovering $65 million from AXA Rosenberg.
• Health Care and Whistleblower: Appointed Co-Lead Class Counsel for the medical monitoring class in Valsartan contaminated drug litigation (2023); Lead Counsel for the whistleblower in litigation against AbbVie involving the marketing of Humira securing $27 million and, in California, programmatic relief (2023); Lead Counsel for the whistleblowers in matter involving fraud in New York’s Indigent Care Program against the Door (2022). Rachel cut her teeth on the False Claims Act years ago in helping to recoup $78.5 million from the University of Phoenix in one of the largest settlements involving fraud on the Department of Education.
• Copyright and Technology: Appointed Co-Lead Interim Class Counsel in copyright class action litigation against OpenAI and Microsoft (2024); representing proposed classes of writers in copyright litigation against Anthropic PBC and Meta Platforms, Inc.; appointed Co-Lead Class Counsel in consumer privacy litigation against fintech company Plaid (2022 settlement of $58 million and robust injunctive relief).

Rachel has been recognized by Best Lawyers in the field of Employment Law-Individuals and was named “Lawyer of the Year” in 2014 and 2019; by Lawdragon as one of “500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers in America,” as one of “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America” and a “500 Leading Litigator in America”; she is a Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer and received Recognition for outstanding service to individuals and families who sought compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Rachel is a CDRC-trained community mediator, and her bar service has included leadership as the employee-side chair of the ABA’s EEO and Workplace and Occupational Safety and Health Law Committees.