Current Role
  • Partner, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
Career Highlights
  • In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litig., No. 1:16-cv-08637 (N.D. Ill.) As part of the team representing a certified class on behalf of consumer indirect purchasers from 25 states, Bree led depositions, drafted dispositive motions and prepared class representatives to meet their discovery obligations. After nearly a decade of litigation and on the eve of trial, the remaining defendants settled with the certified class, bringing the total recovery to $203 million for consumers.  
  • In re: Pork Antitrust Litig., No. 1:18-cv-01776 (D. Minn.) Representing a certified class of consumer indirect purchasers from 24 states, Bree has led depositions against pork packer’s executives, drafted dispositive motions and arguing in court on behalf of all classes. To date, consumers have recovered more than $75 million from settlements with pork packers. Litigation is ongoing. 
  • Jien et al. v. Perdue Farms et al., No. 1:19-CV-2521-SAG (D. Md.) Bree has fought for workers to get fair pay in this antitrust case, which alleges meatpackers colluded to suppress the wages of workers in their poultry processing plants. On the eve of class certification, all 22 defendants agreed to settle with the class. If approved, the settlements will total $398 million and provide injunctive relief to the class. 
  • In re: Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litig., No. 22-md-3031 (D. Minn.) Bree is a member of the team representing consumer indirect purchasers in this class action against the four largest beef packers: Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef. Her work has included leading the prelitigation investigation, drafting discovery documents and participating in depositions. Litigation is ongoing. 
  • State of Arizona v. RealPage, Inc. et al., No. CV-2024-003889 (Ariz.) The state of Arizona, through Attorney General Kris Mayes, brought antitrust claims against RealPage Inc. and a number of landlords in the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas for colluding to increase the price of rent of multifamily apartments. Bree is part of the team pushing for justice on behalf of Arizona residents who were allegedly overcharged when these landlords agreed to share pricing information and use RealPage’s software to inflate rent prices. Litigation is ongoing.
     
Experience
  • As a partner at Hagens Berman, Bree manages all aspects of complex litigation, from discovery and depositions to drafting motions and preparing for trial. She fights for market competition so consumers pay fair prices for groceries and so workers earn competitive wages for their labor.   
  • Prior to joining Hagens Berman, Breanna was an associate at another law firm in Seattle, where she focused on Internet and technology law and took one of the first electronic impersonation cases in Washington state to trial where she secured the largest verdict ever awarded to a non-celebrity in an electronic impersonation/invasion of privacy case.
Pro Bono
  • As part of her pro bono practice, Bree represented the victim of cyberstalking and revenge porn in the trial of Allen v. Zonis, Case No. 15-2-15656-0 (Wash. Super. Ct.) before Judge Helson, in King County, Washington. This was one of the first cases the nation in which a defendant was held liable for cyberstalking and for distributing intimate images of a victim. After Bree’s closing argument at trial, the jury awarded her clients $8.9 million. The verdict was featured on ABC News Nightline, and the case was profiled in depth by Wired Magazine.
Recognition
  • Public Service & Leadership Award, 2018-2019
Media interviews and commentary
Presentations
  • “Taking the Distribution of Intimate Images to Trial," Presentation at 9th Annual Domestic Violence Symposium, Seattle, WA, Sept. 2017
Personal Insight

Bree mentors new associates at the firm, guiding them through professional development to find their own voice in complex class-action litigation. Outside of work she enjoys reading novels and volunteering in her community.