| Elizabeth J. Arleo elizabeth@arleolaw.com Elizabeth J. Arleo received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1998 and her Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University in 1993. She is admitted to the bar of the State of California in 1999 and the Southern Central and Northern District Courts for California and is a member of the American Bar Association. Ms. Arleo practiced law with Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach from 1999 to 2004, primarily on the prosecution of securities fraud class actions. In 2005, Ms. Arleo opened this office and now represents consumers who receive harassing calls and letters from collection agencies and other forms of consumer fraud. During her tenure at Milberg Weiss, Ms. Arleo served as one of plaintiff's counsel in three related lawsuits litigated on more than 30,000 Chinese garment workers. The lawsuits, one of which was a class action, challenged sweatshop conditions in Saipan garment factories by alleging, among other things violations of Alien Tort Claims Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the California Unfair Business Practices Act, and RICO. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, 27 clothing retailers and 28 Saipan-based factories paid $20 million in back wages and damages, created a repatriation fund so workers can return to their home countries, implemented for the factories a code of conduct that fully comports with independent American employment standards, and used workplace monitors to oversee operations and investigate worker complaints. Ms. Arleo is co-author of The Aftermath of BMW v. Gore - Who is Now the Trier of Fact? Financial Services Litigation, PLI (1997). |
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