Britany Kabakov Wessan is a Partner at the Almeida Law Group.
Britany is an accomplished trial lawyer and litigator. Her practice focuses on consumer class action lawsuits, with an emphasis on data privacy as well as complex commercial disputes. She has represented clients in federal court, multidistrict litigation and class action lawsuits involving defective products, consumer fraud, toxic tort and environmental cases, information privacy, insurance and contract disputes.
Prior to joining the Firm, Britany gained invaluable experience working as a defense attorney as she started her career working as a litigation associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in its Chicago Office. While at Kirkland, Britany participated in two federal bellwether jury trials in the largest multidistrict litigation in U.S. history.
Britany had the honor of clerking for Judge Sunil R. Harjani in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and externing for Judge Andrew G. Schopler in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Through her experiences, Britany learned about the inner workings of all aspects of federal litigation, from the filing of a complaint to through trial and post-trial motions.
Britany is committed to public service. She has maintained an active pro bono practice, focusing on civil rights and supporting civil liberty organizations in their research and litigation efforts. During law school, she volunteered at the Legal Aid Society of San Diego’s Domestic Violence Clinic. Before attending law school, she taught middle school social studies in Phoenix, Arizona.
Ms. Wessan has been appointed class counsel or interim co-lead counsel in the following cases:
- Ahlers v. Allina Health Sys., No. 24-CV-3674
- Strong v. LifeStance Health Grp Inc, No. CV-23-00682-PHX-KML
- In re Insight Chicago Inc Data Breach Litig, No. 2025 CH 12422
- Tambroni v. WellNow Urgent Care, PC, No. 2025-LA-000013
- Cooper v. Mount Sinai Health Sys, Inc, No. 1:23-CV-09485
- Mayer v. Midwest Physician Admin Servs, LLC, No. 1:23-CV-03132
- John v. Delta Defense LLC, No. 2:23-CV-01253
Britany is admitted to the Illinois State Bar and the Iowa State Bar. She is also admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois and the Eastern District of Wisconsin and to the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits.
Read Britany’s article for Law360: “AI-Proofing Class Action Notices From Pro Se Objection Surge.”
