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New Essays Explore the SFALP Clinic Model and Affirmative Litigation
Two new essays in the California Law Review provide an in-depth look at how Yale Law School students have helped litigate cutting-edge public interest cases as part of the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project.
SFALP Clinic Helps Secure Landmark Settlement for Lyft Employees
The San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project helped secure the largest wage-and-hour settlement in California history.
SFALP Students Help Secure $4.5 Million Settlement for Misclassified Delivery Drivers
Students in the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project worked with the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office on a settlement with gig staffing company WorkWhile to pay restitution to delivery drivers.
SFALP Helps File Suit Against Ultraprocessed Food Companies
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against some of the country’s largest manufacturers of ultraprocessed foods on Dec. 2. Gila Glattstein ’26 assisted with the case as part of the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project.
Local Action with a Long Reach
The San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) clinic has set a new standard for how students can impact local law.
SFALP Helps File Suit to Enforce Flavored Tobacco and E-Cigarette Bans
The San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project has helped the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office file a new lawsuit against companies that make online sales of prohibited flavored tobacco products to San Francisco consumers.
SFALP Files Suit in Gift Card Scamming Case
With the help of the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project, the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office (SFCAO) filed suit against the makers of Vanilla gift cards and its partner banks for deceptive and unfair competition practices.
SFALP Files New Case Against Direct Marketing Company
Students in the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project clinic worked with the San Francisco City Attorney on a case against a direct marketing company accused of impersonating government actors in order to trick small businesses into buying its products.
SFALP, the Opioid Epidemic, and Public Impact
The San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Clinic run by Dean Heather K. Gerken has been at the forefront of one of the largest complex litigations in the nation.