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ARTICLE · 20 JUNE 2022

Litigator Of The Week: Runner-Up

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Marty Schenker and Tim Cook earned a spot on The American Lawyer's Litigation Daily Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs list, alongside co-counsel from the ACLU of Northern California...

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Marty Schenker and Tim Cook earned a spot on The American Lawyer's Litigation Daily Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs list, alongside co-counsel from the ACLU of Northern California, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Francisco Office of the Public Defender, Lakin & Wille, and the ACLU of Southern California. Schenker and Cook led a Cooley team in securing a complete victory in a class action lawsuit against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and private prison operator GEO Group for failing to take steps to address COVID-19 at two California immigrant detention centers.

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