Shlomo Fellig is an associate in the Boston office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Trial Department. Mr. Fellig represents clients in complex business litigation, particularly involving class action defense, white collar matters, and high-stakes business-to-business disputes. As a versatile litigator, he aligns case strategies with clients’ unique business goals, crafting persuasive written advocacy and distilling complex issues to achieve successful outcomes. Mr. Fellig serves on the firm’s Technology Committee.

Mr. Fellig maintains an active pro bono practice, representing juveniles sentenced to life without parole, immigrants unlawfully detained, and the Department of Children and Families in an appeal relating to abuse and neglect of children.

While in law school, Mr. Fellig served as an editor for the Harvard Business Law Review and legal intern for the Federal Public Defender for the District of Massachusetts. He received the Joseph H. Beale Prize for excellence in Conflicts of Law.

Before law school, Mr. Fellig was a successful, serial entrepreneur.

Mr. Fellig's representative matters include advising:

Class Action, Mass Tort & Product Liability

  • Endo International in multi-district litigation and coordinated state cases in which plaintiffs alleged deceptive marketing and oversupply of opioids resulted in myriad opioid costs associated with opioid addiction
  • Abbott Laboratories in connection with two consumer class actions alleging false marketing and consumer protection claims related to the advertising of infant formula
  • American Airlines in a class action lawsuit involving allegations of incorrect baggage fees
  • Juul Labs in connection with the development of the company’s new Code of Conduct and Global Compliance Policies
  • O-I Glass affiliate in relation to bankruptcy proceeding to resolve legacy asbestos liability
  • Philip Morris USA in personal injury / wrongful death cases

Complex Commercial Litigation & Trials

  • Private equity portfolio company in a trial involving breach of contract and termination of an asset purchase agreement
  • Hedge fund principal in state and federal cases involving disputed membership interests
  • Healthcare company in successful administrative challenge to CMS’s HHS risk adjustment program methodology

White Collar Defense & Investigations

  • Multi-hospital system in several internal investigations involving the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and state analogs
  • Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions case
  • Non-profit organization in internal investigation addressing allegations involving corporate governance and race and gender discrimination

Other

  • Private equity firms on regulatory issues related to mergers and acquisitions

Bar Qualification

  • Massachusetts

Education

  • JD, Harvard Law School
    cum laude
  • BA in Psychology, Touro College
    summa cum laude