Sascha
Henry

Partner
LINKEDIN
Sascha Henry

Overview

Sascha Henry is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer who defends companies against class actions and other sensitive and complex legal challenges. She offers clients a holistic approach to their legal challenges by assessing risk, managing the public relations aspects of litigation, and crafting legal and business solutions for the long term.

Recognized by Chambers USA (2025) as a leading lawyer nationally for Food & Beverages: Regulatory and Litigation, Sascha anticipates and addresses the business, regulatory and legal risks clients encounter in the food and beverage, cosmetics and related consumer products industries. Her clients include companies of all sizes—from start-ups to multinationals.

A skilled communicator and courtroom advocate, Sascha excels at leading trial teams, presenting persuasive arguments to judges and juries, and developing practical solutions and settlements at the negotiation table. She regularly litigates cases involving California’s Unfair Competition Law and false advertising laws as well as cases addressing a range of issues including breach of contract, theft of trade secrets and business fraud.

As a leader and problem solver, Sascha helps clients navigate challenges and prevent disputes from escalating. In addition to her litigation and trial work, she provides counsel to clients who receive pre-litigation demand letters, using her proactive and solutions-oriented approach to de-escalate risks.

Experience

Class Actions:

  • Represented throat drop manufacturer in a class action accusing it of false advertising. Prevailed on motion for summary judgment.
  • Represented throat drop manufacturer in a class action accusing it of false advertising. Prevailed on motion for judgement on the pleadings.
  • Represented throat drop manufacturer in a misleading packaging class action. Prevailed on motion to dismiss.
  • Represented beverage retailer in a false labeling class action. Prevailed on a motion to dismiss.
  • Represented national restaurant company in class action over alleged false advertising. Prevailed on motion for summary judgment, and defeated class certification.
  • Represented national restaurant company in class action over alleged false advertising.
  • Represented beverage retailer in two false advertising class actions. Prevailed on both on motion to dismiss.
  • Represented supplement manufacturer in false advertising class action relating to product labeling. Prevailed on motion to dismiss.
  • Represented national restaurant company in false advertising class action relating to menus. Defeated class certification and matter resolved favorably for client.
  • Represented supplement manufacturer in false advertising class action. Prevailed on motion to dismiss.
  • Represented cosmetic manufacturer in false advertising class action. Resolved by favorable settlement.
  • Represented insurer in class action alleging class was owed interest on deposits paid. Prevailed on summary judgment and judgment was affirmed on appeal.
  • Represented law firm in class action against allegations of malpractice. Resolved by favorable settlement.
  • Represented storage facility in class action against allegations of statutory violations related to insurance program. Resolved by favorable settlement.
  • Represented internet-based company in class action alleging false advertising and unfair business practices. Resolved by favorable settlements.
  • Represented lender in class action alleging class members' privacy rights were violated. Prevailed in arbitration, and judgment in favor of client was affirmed on appeal.
  • Represented app developer in class action alleging class members' privacy rights were violated. Case against client dismissed.
  • Represented lender in class action alleging class members were deceived into paying undisclosed fees. Prevailed on summary judgment, and judgment was affirmed on appeal.

Complex Business Cases:

  • Represented real estate developer in dispute regarding sales commissions. Prevailed on summary judgment and judgment was affirmed on appeal.
  • Represented insurer against policyholder in complex fraud and deception case. Prevailed after three-month jury trial.
  • Represented technology company in license dispute. Resolved in client's favor.
  • Represented lenders in connection with fraud committed by borrowers. Resolved by favorable settlement.
  • Represented manufacturer in complex dispute with distributor. Resolved by favorable settlement.
  • Represented online marketing service in dispute with marketing vendor. Resolved by favorable settlement.
  • Represented pharmaceutical company in dispute with vendor. Prevailed in arbitration, and judgment in favor of client was affirmed on appeal.

Published Decisions:

Brownell v. Starbucks Coffee Co., 681 F. Supp. 3d 27, 40 (N.D.N.Y. 2023)

Shaeffer v. Califia Farms, LLC, 44 Cal. App.5th 1125 (2020)

State Comp. Ins. Fund v. Sup. Ct., 184 Cal. App. 4th 1124 (2010)

Credentials
Education

J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 1997, cum laude

B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1994

Admissions

California

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Honors

  • Women of Influence: Attorneys, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2019 and 2025
  • Leaders of Influence: Top Litigators and Trial Lawyers, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2025
  • Leading U.S. Litigator, Lawdragon, 2023-2026
  • Best Lawyers in America, Litigation, Best Lawyers, 2018-2026
  • Leading Lawyer - Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation, Chambers USA, 2025
  • Southern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2018-2020
  • Recommended Lawyer: Media, Technology and Telecoms - Advertising and Marketing: Litigation, Legal 500, 2019
  • Top Women Lawyers, Daily Journal, 2012, 2014 and 2020
  • Top 20 Under 40, Daily Journal, 2012
  • Attorney of the Year, The Recorder, 2012
Sascha Henry - Chambers 2025
Memberships
  • Member, Steering Committee of the Consumer Goods Litigation Forum – Defense Bar, 2024 - 2025
  • Member, Steering Committee of the Food Litigation Forum – Defense Bar, 2022-2023
  • Member, Outside Advisory Board of the Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy at UCLA Law School, 2018 - present
  • Member, Board of Directors of the Constitutional Rights Foundation, 2021 – 2023
  • Member, Board of Governors, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2012 - 2017; Co-Chaired Dinner and Lunch Program Committees
  • Member, Food and Supplements Subcommittee, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 2015 - 2017
  • Member, Leadership California’s Executive Advisory Council, 2015 to 2017; past board member
  • Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Member, Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee
  • Member, Women's Advocate Committee, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association
Thought Leadership
  • Speaker, “Food and Beverage Class Actions: Reasonable Consumer Defense in False Advertising and Deceptive Labeling Cases,” Strafford Webinars, July 30, 2024
  • Speaker, "Life After McGinity: Recent Developments in False Advertising Cases in the Ninth Circuit," December 14, 2023
  • Speaker, "Price Premium Damages in Class Actions: Establishing Whether Losses Are Capable of Measurement on a Classwide Basis," Strafford webinar, June 22, 2023
  • Speaker, "ACI’s 7th Annual Advanced Summit on Food Law – Regulation, Compliance and Litigation," April 19, 2023
  • Speaker, "ACI’s Food Litigation in 2022: Analyzing Class-Actions Claims and Other Litigation Activity Affecting the Food and Beverage Industry," Chicago, Illinois, July 13, 2022
  • Speaker, "PFAs Litigation and Policy Concerns, Webinar for Restaurant Law Center," June 8, 2022
  • Co-Chair, "CLE International’s 6th Annual Food Law Conference," Virtual, March 11, 2021
  • Co-Chair, "CLE International’s 5th Annual Food Law Conference," San Francisco, California, March 2-3, 2020
  • Co-Chair, "CLE International's 4th Annual Food Law Seminar," UCLA Law Faculty Center, Los Angeles, California, June 6-7, 2019
  • Co-Chair, "CLE International’s 3rd Annual Food Law Seminar," Denver, Colorado, April 19-20, 2018
  • Speaker, "Consumer Fraud and Product Labeling," CLE International Class Actions Conference, Los Angeles, California, November 8, 2017
  • Co-Chair, "CLE International’s 2nd Annual Food Law Seminar," Austin, Texas, May 11-12, 2017
  • Co-Chair, "CLE International’s First Annual Food Law Seminar," Washington, D.C., March 17-18, 2016
"Sascha is my most trusted outside counsel. Her advice is exceptional; she is a terrific negotiator and litigator. I go back to her over and over again."
—
Chambers USA, 2025