Nationally recognized litigator Lesley Weaver joined SJ&G in early 2026 following a distinguished nine-year tenure as a partner at a prominent national class action firm, where she led a robust and successful consumer, privacy and antitrust practice. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Virginia School of Law, Ms. Weaver has earned a reputation as a preeminent architect of high-stakes litigation.

Throughout her career, Ms. Weaver has focused primarily on cases that protect the public interest, consumers and public entities. As part of her mission to protect the public’s trust, she also serves as counsel to numerous governmental entities in both formal and informal roles.

Her recent achievements include serving as co-lead counsel in the multidistrict litigation against Facebook, which resulted in a $725 million settlement in 2025 — the largest recovery ever achieved in a privacy class action case. Ms. Weaver also served on the PSC of the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” litigation, which recovered more than $10 billion for the environment and $7 billion for consumers.

Ms. Weaver is currently co-lead counsel in In re: Wells Fargo & Company Hiring Practices Derivative Litigation, which resulted in a $110 million preliminary settlement in January 2026 against the company’s board for failing to remedy discrimination in lending and hiring. The settlement will provide qualified borrowers with funds for deposits and closing costs.

She also served as co-lead counsel in the 2024 Ninth Circuit victory in Calhoun v. Google, a pivotal case regarding consumer privacy rights, and as liaison counsel for the In re: Twitter Secs. Litigation case, which was resolved for $805 million in 2022.

Ms. Weaver currently serves as co-lead counsel in AI copyright litigation against Google, alleging infringement of the works of authors and creators. She has served as counsel to the Ohio Attorney General’s office in litigation against the Boeing board arising out of the 2024 “door plug” incident, renewing significant safety concerns about the company’s practices. Ms. Weaver is also ranked Band 1 by Chambers in antitrust, and is currently litigating In re: Local TV Advertising Antitrust Litigation, which seeks redress against providers of local television advertising who shared pricing information with each other to artificially increase prices for small businesses.