Current Role
  • Senior Counsel, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
  • Practice focuses on consumer protection, greenwashing, product liability, data privacy, and related regulatory issues
  • Court-appointed or acting lead counsel in numerous cases
  • Member of trial teams and successful consumer actions in state and federal courts
Recent Cases
  • In re Nurture Baby Food Litigation, No. 1:21-cv-01217-MKV (S.D.N.Y.) [Co-Lead Counsel]
  • In re Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America Data Incident Litigation, No. 25-cv-02777 (D. Minn.) [Plaintiffs’ Leadership Committee]
  • In re Medtronic Data Security Incident Litigation, No. 0:26-cv-02406 (D. Minn.) [Plaintiffs’ Leadership Committee]
  • In re Procter & Gamble Co. “Protect, Grow and Restore” Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, No. 25-md-3157 (S.D. Ohio)
  • In re Huel Heavy Metal Litigation, No. 1:25-cv-05783 (E.D.N.Y.)
  • Walton et al. v. W.L. Gore & Associates, No. 1:25-cv-01948 (D. Md.)
  • Schwarz et al. v. Google LLC, No. 25-cv-03125 (N.D. Cal.)
  • Brower et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co., No. 1:25-cv-03348 (S.D.N.Y.)
  • Kennedy et al. v. Exxon Mobil Corp. et al., No. 2:25-cv-02378 (W.D. Wash.)
  • Wolf et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:26-cv-01479 (W.D. Wash.)
  • Silver v. Apple Inc., No. 26CV492053 (Cal. Super. Ct., Santa Clara Cnty.)
Experience
  • Extensive experience in complex class actions and appeals
Activities
  • Advisory Board Member, Food Law Program, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  • Adjunct Professor, Food Labeling and Advertising Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Spring 2026
  • Advisory Board Member, Page Education Foundation
  • Board Member, Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters
  • Contributor, book on the historic work of retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page
Recognition
  • Top Women in Law, Minnesota Lawyer, 2026 
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers – Class Action and Mass Torts, Super Lawyers, 2022-2026
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2021-2024
  • Best Lawyers in Minnesota, Minnesota Monthly, 2022
  • Attorney of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, 2017
Notable Cases
  • In re Big Heart Pet Brands Litigation, No. 4:18-cv-00861-JSW (N.D. Cal.) [Co-Lead Counsel]
  • In re Plum Baby Food Litigation, No. 4:21-cv-00913-YGR (N.D. Cal.) [Co-Lead Counsel]
  • In re Theo’s Dark Chocolate Litigation, No. 4:23-cv-02739 (N.D. Cal.) [Co-Lead Counsel]
  • In re Syngenta AG MIR162 Corn Litigation, No. 14-md-2591-JWL-JPO (D. Kan.)
  • In re Syngenta Litigation (Minnesota Producers), No. 27-cv-15-3785 (Minn. Dist. Ct., Hennepin Cnty.)
  • Zarinebaf et al. v. Champion Petfoods USA, Inc. et al., No. 1:18-cv-06951 (N.D. Ill.)
  • Zeiger et al. v. WellPet LLC et al., No. 3:17-cv-04056-WHO (N.D. Cal.)
  • Seutter et al. v. Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., No. 0:24-cv-02179 (D. Minn.)
  • Huggins et al. v. Abbott Laboratories, No. 2:25-cv-02460 (N.D. Ill.)
  • Karsjens et al. v. Harpstead et al., No. 11-cv-02359 (8th Cir.) [Author, Amicus Brief]
Personal Insight

Outside the office, Rebecca keeps busy wearing out her rescue hounds — Coltrane, Frankie (as in Aretha Franklin) and Jolene — and often adds a foster puppy to the mix. When the days get shorter, her northern spirit keeps her outdoors, usually on skis. Her favorite part of brief writing is sneaking in the perfect lyric from artists like Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton or Noah Kahan. (Can you spot one here?)