HAGENS BERMAN

Anthony D. Shapiro - Partner

Mr. Shapiro is a partner at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro where he concentrates on antitrust matters and general commercial disputes, and leads the firm's Personal Injury Group. His personal injury practice includes cases of wrongful death, brain injury, and catastrophic personal injury matters resulting from construction site, workplace and automobile accidents, as well as product liability.

Mr. Shapiro's work prosecuting plaintiffs' claims against the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company resulting from the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ultimately resulted in a $98 million settlement for plaintiffs. He has also played a prominent role in a number of notable antitrust class actions including Brand Name Prescription Drug Antitrust Litigation, Carbon Dioxide Antitrust Litigation, Carpet Antitrust Litigation, Infant Formula Antitrust Litigation, Baby Food Antitrust Litigation, Scouring Pads Antitrust Litigation, Medical X-Ray Film Antitrust Litigation, High Fructose Corn Syrup Antitrust Litigation, Visa/MasterCard Antitrust Litigation, Commercial Tissue Products Antitrust Litigation, Flat Glass Antitrust Litigation, Lease Oil Antitrust Litigation, and Bromine Antitrust Litigation.

Recently, Mr. Shapiro served as lead counsel in In Re DRAM Antitrust Litigation where, on behalf of a class of direct purchasers, he and others were able to secure in excess of $325 million from domestic and foreign DRAM chip manufacturers. Currently, Mr. Shapiro serves on the plaintiffs executive committee in a number of prominent antitrust class actions including In Re LCD Antitrust Litigation and In Re SRAM Antitrust Litigation.

Prior to leading the Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro personal injury litigation practice, Mr. Shapiro honed his courtroom skills in the Washington state prosecuting attorney's office, where he represented the state in more than 50 serious felony jury trials, including some of the state's most difficult and high-profile cases. Following his position at the prosecuting attorney's office, he joined Schweppe Krug & Tausend, then Seattle's oldest law firm, where he used his extensive courtroom experience to serve personal injury clients. He subsequently founded Rohan Goldfarb & Shapiro, a firm focusing on personal injury cases as well as commercial litigation and antitrust work.

Very involved in issues concerning juvenile diabetes, Mr. Shapiro has served as a board member of the Western Washington chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation for four years. In 2004 the American Diabetes Association honored Mr. Shapiro as "Father of the Year" one of their highest honors.

Mr. Shapiro was given an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating a lawyer can obtain, indicating a very high to preeminent legal ability and exceptional ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar. Mr. Shapiro is a frequent instructor at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) and has taught Trial Practice at the University of Washington Law School since 2004.

Mr. Shapiro graduated from Colgate University with honors and earned his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1982.