Berman helped found his namesake firm in 1993 . He was lead attorney in individual and class action cases against Enron , Washington Public Power Supply System , Purdue Pharma ( over OxyContin ) , Exxon ( with respect to the Exxon Valdez oil spill ) , Boeing , Intel ( over alleged monopoly practices ) , Michael Milken , the Rio Tinto mining company ( with respect to human rights violations and environmental destruction in New Guinea ) , and VISA and MasterCard ( in which he achieved a $ 3 billion settlement ) . He was also instrumental in the state attorneys general ’s litigation against the Liggett Group and subsequent $ 216 billion settlement , against the tobacco industry , serving as special assistant to the various states . He was lead counsel for Microsoft during part of its defense against antitrust claims
Exxon Valdez oil spill
Exxon Valdez oil spill
Steve Berman (lawyer)