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Brent Johnson Named 2026 Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar

Law360

May 27, 2026

Law360 named 10 plaintiffs’ lawyers across the country to the Law360’s Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026.

This year’s list features attorneys who handled a variety of class actions, multidistrict litigation, derivative suits and more, successfully securing millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration. This year’s Titans are:

  • Mike Arias, Arias Sanguinetti
  • Elizabeth Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser
  • Michael P. Canty, Labaton Keller
  • Gretchen Freeman Cappio, Keller Rohrback
  • Linda M. Dardarian, Dardarian Ho
  • Deepak Gupta, Gupta Wessler
  • Brent W. Johnson, Cohen Milstein
  • David Knotts, Robbins Geller
  • Matthew L. Schwartz, Boies Schiller
  • John Yanchunis, Morgan & Morgan

Brent W. Johnson, hailing from Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, secured compensation under antitrust laws specifically for lower-wage workers. Last year, Johnson succeeded in winning settlements against Tyson, Cargill, JBS Foods and others for their role in an alleged wage suppression conspiracy in the poultry, beef, and pork meat processing industries.

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