Miller Barondess partner Casey Sypek has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 “Women of Influence: Attorneys” list (login required). The award honors the most influential women legal professionals in the Los Angeles region. This marks Casey’s fifth consecutive year on the list, recognizing her legal expertise, outstanding leadership, and meaningful contributions to the Los Angeles community.
Casey is an experienced trial lawyer who has secured victories for clients in complex commercial disputes, including breach of contract, fraud, intellectual property, entertainment, and false advertising matters. She is presently representing the County of Los Angeles in a lawsuit exposing a multi-year bribery and kickback scheme involving a senior former County employee and five major real estate developers. Alleging the defendants siphoned hundreds of millions in public funds, she recently intervened in a federal qui tam action, amplifying the case’s impact. The lawsuit alleges that, for years, a high-level former County official took bribes and accepted gifts in exchange for giving favorable treatment to private landlords clamoring for valuable, long-term leases with the County; and that the bribery scheme was concealed from the County. She is pursuing claims to void dozens of leases and to recover hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars under California’s False Claims Act and California Government Code section 1090, which prohibits conflicts of interest in government contracting. Casey recently defeated the landlords’ five separate motions to dismiss the operative complaint. The case is set for trial in April 2026.
In another high-profile matter, Casey is representing the County of Los Angeles against two former County officials, an electrical contractor (Tel/Pro Voice and Data, Inc.), and several national prime contractors, alleging millions in fraudulent losses. It is alleged that over the course of the illicit relationship between Tel/Pro and the former County employees, the defendants defrauded the County out of millions of dollars to line their own pockets at the expense of the County and innocent taxpayers. Casey decisively defeated the defendants’ demurrers, advancing justice for taxpayers. The case is set for trial in July 2026.
Casey also defended LA County in the 2022 civil trial following the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash. Facing a $75 million claim over crash-scene photos, Casey’s team—highlighting the essential role of first-responder photography—convinced a federal jury to award $30 million, reflecting the strength of the evidence. Despite deep emotions, a jury pool of Lakers fans, and intensely negative press, Casey’s team was able to limit the jury’s verdict.
She defended the City of Inglewood and Mayor James Butts, Jr. in litigation brought by Madison Square Garden seeking to block the construction of the LA Clippers’ new arena, the Intuit Dome. The case settled on confidential terms, and the Clippers have since opened their new venue.
Casey joined Miller Barondess in 2014 as an associate and was promoted to partner in January 2021. She formed an associates committee that meets regularly with partners and provides an avenue for associates to play a role in shaping the future of the firm.
She is an active member of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and California Lawyers for the Arts, a nonprofit organization devoted to empowering California’s creative arts communities. Casey is also on the advisory board of Guidelight Group, an organization that provides services to teens and adults with developmental disabilities. She has helped the Guidelight Group navigate emerging issues in employment law and the Department of Developmental Services vendorization process.