About Bijan

Bijan Esfandiari is a senior partner at Wisner Baum, a law firm based in Los Angeles, California. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 2002, holding. His license is currently active. At Wisner Baum, he specializes in pharmaceutical product liability litigation, focusing on cases involving defective medical devices and prescription drugs. The firm's office is located at 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90025. ([wisnerbaum.com](https://www.wisnerbaum.com/attorneys/bijan-esfandiari/?utm_source=openai))

Mr. Esfandiari earned his Juris Doctor degree from the UCLA School of Law in 2002. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1999. During his time at UCLA Law, he was a member of the Moot Court Honors Program. ([wisnerbaum.com](https://www.wisnerbaum.com/attorneys/bijan-esfandiari/?utm_source=openai))

His practice areas include class actions, complex and multi-district litigation, consumer fraud litigation, defective medical devices, personal injury, prescription drugs, product liability law, and wrongful death law. He has represented clients in state and federal courts across the nation at both the trial and appellate levels in wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury cases. Notably, he co-leads the federal Gardasil HPV vaccine injury litigation against Merck. ([wisnerbaum.com](https://www.wisnerbaum.com/attorneys/bijan-esfandiari/?utm_source=openai))

Throughout his career, Mr. Esfandiari has been admitted to practice in multiple courts, including the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Third, Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits; and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has been recognized in Southern California Super Lawyers from 2017 to 2024 and was selected as a Rising Star from 2009 to 2016. He is also listed in Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers and The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers. ([wisnerbaum.com](https://www.wisnerbaum.com/our-successes/super-lawyers/?utm_source=openai))

Mr. Esfandiari is an active member of the State Bar of California and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He holds membership in the American Association for Justice, where he is part of the Leader’s Forum - Champion and the Police Misconduct Litigation Group. He is also a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Additionally, he was a contributing author to "The Docket," a UCLA School of Law publication. ([wisnerbaum.com](https://www.wisnerbaum.com/attorneys/bijan-esfandiari/?utm_source=openai))

Education

Univ of California at Los Angeles

Undergraduate Degree

UCLA School of Law

Law Degree

Languages

English (Spoken, Written) Farsi (Spoken, Written)

Experience

Senior Shareholder, Lawyer

Wisner Baum
2007

Associate

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP
2002

Accepted Jurisdictions

California

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California U.S. District Court · Admitted 2002
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California U.S. District Court · Admitted 2002
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 2002
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California U.S. District Court · Admitted 2005
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 2008
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 2008
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 2009
U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court · Admitted 2011
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California U.S. District Court · Admitted 2012
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 2013

Types of Cases Handled

class actions complex and multi-district litigation consumer fraud litigation defective medical devices personal injury pharmaceutical drug product liability product liability law wrongful death law

Legal Services Scope

Hearings Appeals Litigation Negotiations Trials

Office Locations

Main Office

 11111 Santa Monica Blvd. Ste. 1750 Los Angeles CA 90025