A. Barry Cappello, managing partner, is recognized as one of the nation's leading trial lawyers and authorities on complex commercial litigation including lender liability, class actions, catastrophic personal injury matters and environmental litigation. He is the author of Lender Liability (800 pages, Juris Publishers), the first and leading treatise on the subject. Mr. Cappello has successfully tried jury trials with total verdicts in excess of $300 million and negotiated more than $1 billion in settlements and workouts for his clients. More.

Leila J. Noël co-tried several of the firm's largest business, lender liability and employment cases, and has obtained jury verdicts in excess of $125 million, including a $70.8 million jury verdict for an aircraft manufacturer against General Electric Capital Corporation, a $23.1 million wrongful termination verdict against Johnson Controls, Inc. and a $16.2 million child wrongful death verdict against an exclusive athletic club.  Besides her trial work, Ms. Noël has successfully completed numerous settlements on behalf of the firm's clients resulting in more than $75 million in loan discounts and cash payments. More.

Troy A. Thielemann joined Cappello & Noël as an associate in 1996 and became a partner in 2004. His civil and appellate practice includes complex business litigation, intellectual property, class actions, entertainment law and environmental law. Prior to joining Cappello & Noël, Mr. Thielemann represented domestic and international clients in corporate and real estate transactions and in business litigation. Previously, he was a judicial extern for the Honorable John E. Ryan in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. More.

Wendy D. Welkom re-joined Cappello & Noël as an associate in 2010 after a period of solo practice.  She had previously been associated with Cappello & Noël as both associate and of counsel.  Her practice involves complex business litigation and class actions, both trial and appellate work. More.

Matthew S. De Vega joined Cappello & Noël in 2010. He represents plaintiffs in complex business litigation including lender liability, class actions and intellectual property. More.

Matthew H. Fisher joined Cappello & Noël in 2007 and represents plaintiffs in complex business litigation. He previously represented cities and counties in federal civil rights, inverse condemnation, excessive force, and dangerous condition suits. He has also defended insurance coverage and bad faith cases brought against insurance carriers, and copyright infringement cases against software and fashion companies. More.

Lawrence J. Conlan joined Cappello & Noël in 2010. He represents plaintiffs in complex commercial litigation including lender liability, intellectual property and class actions. More.

Richard Sutherland joined Cappello & Noël as an associate in 2008 and represents plaintiffs in a diverse range of litigation matters including business litigation, catastrophic injury cases, real estate and employment law. He previously represented plaintiffs in cases involving wrongful termination and workplace harassment, gender and sexual discrimination claims, products liability, premises liability, professional negligence, medical malpractice and catastrophic injury. More.

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