Litigator Jaikaran Singh Joins Foley & Lardner
Foley & Lardner LLP announced that Jaikaran (Jai) Singh has joined the firm’s Consumer Law, Finance & Class Action Practice as a partner in the San Diego office.
In a release, the firm said Singh’s national practice focuses on high-stakes business and commercial litigation and consumer class action defense, including multi-district litigation, primarily in the retail, food and beverage, multifamily housing, healthcare, manufacturing and financial industry sectors. He has significant experience defending class action claims brought under California’s unfair competition and false advertising laws, including claims for product mislabeling and false pricing; and class claims for violation of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act and the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, among other state and federal statutes.
“Jai is one of the leading class action litigators in California and his broad base of deep experience and substantive knowledge of class actions significantly strengthens our national litigation team,” said Jay Varon, chair of Foley’s Consumer Law, Finance & Class Action Practice. “He has a strong record of delivering positive results and bringing a practical, common sense approach to resolving complex problems that considers the client’s business needs.”
Singh is a frequent speaker on issues relating to case management, e-discovery, class action litigation and California’s consumer protection laws. He is active in several professional and civic organizations and serves on the board of the San Diego County Bar Foundation and on the board of governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
“I am thrilled to join Foley’s talented, national litigation practice,” said Singh. “I was attracted to Foley because of its excellent reputation, its emphasis on providing exceptional client service and because of the firm’s long, rich history and tradition that goes back 175 years.”
San Diego Managing Partner Paul Hunter added: “We’re excited to bring Jai aboard, as he’s renowned for helping clients across the country with their business practices and compliance with California’s stringent consumer protection laws.”
Prior to joining Foley, Singh was a partner at Dentons US LLP.