Introduction
Introduction

Chris O'Hara is a partner at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro where he has worked since 1997. He practiced for nearly five years in the firm's Phoenix office before returning to the Seattle office, where he currently concentrates on antitrust, consumer, tax and securities class actions. 

Mr. O’Hara leads the firm’s notice and settlement department, where he is responsible for managing complex class action settlements and remediation programs, including the selection, retention and supervision of legal notice and administration firms.

Current Role
  • Partner, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
  • Practice focuses on antitrust, consumer, tax and securities class actions
  • Key role in working with claims administrators on all class settlements and class notice programs
Experience
  • Cozen & O’Connor, Associate, 1993-1997
  • Crowell & Moring, Paralegal, 1988-1990
Recognition
  • Rising Star, Washington Law and Politics, 2003
Notable Cases
  • Tobacco Litigation, $206 billion multi-state settlement
  • NCAA Student-Athlete Name, Image and Likeness (House/Hubbard), settlements valued at more than $2.7 billion preliminarily approved
  • Microsoft Antitrust Litigation, 20 individual state settlements totaling over $2.7 billion (defense)
  • Toyota Unintended Acceleration Litigation, $1.6 billion settlement
  • Real Estate Commissions Antitrust Litigation, more than $1 billion in settlements
  • Mercedes BlueTEC Litigation, $700 million settlement
  • In re Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation, $566 million in settlements
  • Jien v. Perdue Farms Wage-Fixing Antitrust Litigation, $398 million in settlements
  • In re Stericycle, Inc., Steri-Safe Contract Litigation, $295 million settlement
  • Mackmin et al. v. Visa Inc. et al. Antitrust Litigation, $264.5 million in settlements 
  • Charles Schwab Yieldplus Funds Securities Litigation, $235 million settlement
  • USC, Dr. Tyndall Sexual Harassment Litigation, $215 million settlement 
  • In re NCAA Athletic Grant-in-Aid Cap Antitrust Litigation, $208 million settlement
  • In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litig., recovery to date of $181 million in settlements.
  • In re Optical Disk Drive Antitrust Litigation, $205 million in settlements
  • In re Animation Workers Antitrust Litigation, $168.95 million in settlements
  • Expedia Hotel Taxes and Fees Litigation, $134 million settlement
  • In re Pork Antitrust Litigation, over $109 million in settlements to date
  • Apple iOS App Developers Litigation, $100 million settlement
  • In re NCAA Student-Athlete Concussion Litigation, $75 million settlement and 50-year medical monitoring program
  • In re Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation, $113.45 million in settlements
  • Zuora Securities Litigation, $75.5 million settlement
  • NCAA/Electronic Arts Name and Likeness Litigation, $60 million in settlements
Languages
  • French