Lydia is a shareholder in the firm’s litigation group where she focuses on class actions, appellate cases, elections and government law, and securities litigation. She has experience representing clients before state and federal trial and appellate courts, in arbitrations, and before the Land Use Board of Appeals. She was a member of the teams that worked to achieve a $235 million settlement on behalf of investors in the Aequitas securities fraud class action, and a $55 million settlement on behalf of investors in the multi-district securities litigation against CenturyLink. Recent work includes representing progressive clients in ballot measure challenges and other initiative matters, litigation on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in securities class action cases, and helping clients reach resolution in a variety of contract disputes. Lydia also is a member of the firm’s Management Committee.
Prior to joining Stoll Berne as an associate in 2018, Lydia served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge Morgan B. Christen (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit), and for the Honorable Chief Judge Michael W. Mosman (District of Oregon).