Lance A Etcheverry

Practice Areas

Over his 20-plus years with Skadden, Lance Etcheverry has developed a reputation as an aggressive litigator who is equally accomplished on both the plaintiff and the defense sides of disputes. Mr. Etcheverry has secured in excess of $2.5 billion for his clients on the plaintiff side, while at the same time absolving his clients of well in excess of $1 trillion in liability on the defense side.

In addition to his expansive domestic and European practice, Mr. Etcheverry is a leader of Skadden’s litigation and arbitration practice for Asia-based clients and their domestic subsidiaries. Mr. Etcheverry represents clients in all facets of civil and criminal proceedings, including at trial, in arbitration hearings and on appeal. The breadth of Mr. Etcheverry’s experience includes work for foreign and domestic clients in industries such as technology, automotive, health care, financial services, oil and gas, retail, manufacturing, sports and entertainment, where he has successfully handled high-stakes class actions, individual litigations, business disputes, securities matters, enforcement proceedings and internal investigations.

On the strength of his broad litigation practice, Mr. Etcheverry is recognized in Chambers USA, Chambers Global and Chambers Asia Pacific. He was named by the Daily Journal as one of the Top 20 Under 40 lawyers in the state of California and is consistently ranked, by numerous legal organizations, as one of the top litigators in the U.S. and abroad for domestic and international litigation matters. He also was named one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Litigators and 500 Leading Litigators in America.

Professional Memberships

Association of Business Trial Lawyers

American Bar Association

Board Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles

Education