Melissa Weiner is a civil litigator focused on combating consumer deception, particularly in the consumer products area. She’s taken a leadership role in numerous complex class actions and multi-district litigations in cases across the country. These include matters challenging tobacco marketing, data breaches, defective construction products, and false advertising. She’s become the go-to expert in food safety, false advertising, complex class actions, and data breach cases. Notably, she successfully negotiated a large settlement in a food “greenwashing” case that involved the abuse of dairy cows, resulting in a $21-million settlement, plus comprehensive injunctive relief. A partner at Pearson Warshaw in Wayzata, Weiner also chairs the development committee for the Public Justice board and sits on the Food Law Center Advisory Board for Mitchell Hamline School of Law.