Lauren has extensive experience representing plaintiffs in antitrust litigation in numerous federal courts throughout the United States challenging anticompetitive conduct in the pharmaceutical industry. She also has extensive experience representing lawyers and law firms in defending against breach of fiduciary duty and malpractice claims and advising lawyers and law firms on ethics.
Before joining Kenny Nachwalter (now Sperling Kenny Nachwalter) in 1992, she served as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston, teaching Professional Responsibility and Texas Civil Procedure, and practiced law in Houston at Baker & Botts.
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in America, 2024 and 2025
Representative Matters
Developing litigation strategies to address anticompetitive conduct.
Holding pharmaceutical manufacturers responsible for agreements delaying generic competition.
Proposing changes to the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct, which were adopted.
Persuaded counsel not to file lawsuit threatened against lawyer and law firm.
Newsroom
News & Events
“Opting-Out of a Representative Lawsuit: A Principled Decision,” International Cartel Workshop in Paris, France, February 2010
“Framing the Tort Claim: Limits on the Investigation?” The Computer Law Association: Advanced Issues in IT Law, October 2002
“The Evolving Ethical Mindfield,” Houston Bar Association, Business Torts Institute: Trends and Issues in Commercial Litigation, January 2000
“Ethical Considerations in a Personal Injury Practice,” University of Houston, Advanced Personal Injury Course, October 1991
Publications
Co-Author: “USA: Trends & Developments,” Chambers Global Practice Guide on Cartels 2020
Note, “Imputed Disqualification? Law Firm Mergers and the Need for Change,” 8 Tex. Rev. of Litigation 93 (1988)
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Professor, University of Houston, 1991–1992
Practice Areas
Education
J.D., University of Texas Law School, with high honors, 1989
- Member, Chancellors
- Order of the Coif
B.A., Emory University, summa cum laude, 1985
- Study Abroad: Oxford University, St. Anne’s College, Politics, Philosophy and Economics, 1983
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
