Benjamin J. Siegel Attorney | Plaintiffs' Lawyer

Mr. Siegel is an experienced litigator with a focus on antitrust law who has represented clients in state and federal courts, on appeals, as well as before arbitrators and governmental agencies, and has achieved significant settlements for clients.

Years of Experience

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

California

Court Admissions

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Clerkships

Hon. Thomas M. Reavley, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

The University of Texas School of Law, The University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs, J.D., M.P.A., Order of the Coif, High Honors, 2007
Articles Editor, Texas Law Review; Texas Law Review Best Litigation Note, Volume 85; Texas Law Public Interest Fellowship; LBJ Foundation Award, First in Class

Yale University, B.A. Political Science, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2000

Awards

Current Role

Of Counsel, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP

Recent Cases

In re Optical Disk Drive Prods. Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:10-md-2143-RS (N.D. Cal.)
In re NCAA Grant-In-Aid Antitrust Litigation, 4:14-md-02541-CW (N.D. Cal.)
In re Resistors Antitrust Litigation, 5:15-cv-03820-JD (N.D. Cal.)

Experience

Following his work at Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP in 2008-2009, litigated cases on behalf of plaintiffs for the past seven years

Legal Activities

Alameda County Bar Association

Recognition

Honoree for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice, American Antitrust Institute, 2021
Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2018

Publications

Benjamin Siegel, Constitutional Rights and the Counter-Majoritarian Dilemma, May 15, 2007 (unpublished Master’s thesis, University of Texas at Austin).
Benjamin Siegel, Note, "Applying a 'Maturity Factor' Without Compromising the Goals of the Class Action," 85 Texas Law Review 74, 2007
Benjamin Siegel et al., "Beyond the Numbers: Improving Postsecondary Success through a Central Texas High School Data Center," LBJ School of Public Affairs, Policy Research Report No. 148, 2005
Benjamin Siegel, "California Must Protect Health Care for Medi-Cal Children," 15 Youth Law News 1, 2004
Jenny Brodsky, Jack Habib and Benjamin Siegel, "Lessons for Long-Term Care Policy, World Health Organization," Publication No. WHO/NMH7CCL/02.1, 2002
Jenny Brodsky, Jack Habib, Miriam Hirschfeld and Benjamin Siegel, "Care of the Frail Elderly in Developed and Developing Countries: the Experience and the Challenges," 14 Aging Clinical & Experimental Research 279, 2002

Personal Insight

When not working to enforce the nation’s antitrust laws, Mr. Siegel enjoys spending time with his wife and two young children in his hometown of Oakland, California. He also likes playing softball and pick-up basketball with his friends.

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NCAA Student-Athlete Name, Image and Likeness

Are you a current or former NCAA college-athlete who has been an active player for any period since June 15, 2016? If NCAA rules prevented you from receiving compensation for your name, image or likeness, you could be entitled to payback.

NCAA College Athlete Scholarship Payments

Hagens Berman filed an antitrust class action against the NCAA and the five power conferences on behalf of current and former Division I college athletes for the injuries they suffered from the rules found to be unlawful in the Alston litigation.

Google Play Store App Developers

Android App Developers Win $90 Million Settlement in Antitrust Lawsuit Over Google’s App Store Policies »

Aerospace Employee Wage-Fixing Antitrust

Hagens Berman has filed a nationwide class-action lawsuit regarding wage-fixing and no-hire practices in the aerospace industry affecting aerospace engineers and their wages.