Demet Basar

Demet Basar joined Beasley Allen in 2020 with more than 30 years of experience handling complex class action lawsuits. She focuses on high-stakes litigation involving unfair and deceptive business practices,  false advertising, and defective products.

Demet’s journey began as a paralegal at The Legal Aid Society in NYC, where she helped indigent families secure public assistance and grants to prevent homelessness. Seeing the struggles of these families inspired her to become a lawyer and pursue high-impact litigation. With a finely tuned sense of justice, she transitioned from the defense bar to representing plaintiffs, aiming to benefit many people at once. At her new firm, she prosecuted class actions for investors and consumers, including in securities fraud actions arising from the Madoff Ponzi scheme, which resulted in $300 million in settlements for harmed investors, and the Toyota Sienna Sliding Doors auto defect litigation with Dee Miles and Clay Barnett, in which she secured a settlement valued at $40 million. 

After joining Beasley Allen, Demet continued to use her sense of justice to make a difference. She played a key role in the successful prosecution and settlement of the Denso defective fuel pump litigations, including as co-class counsel in the Toyota-Denso case, in which she achieved a $287 million settlement for owners of nearly 5 million Toyota/Lexus vehicles; a settlement valued at $380 million in the Subaru-Denso case and a $172 million settlement in the Mazda-Denso litigation.  One of her most notable cases was the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper multidistrict litigation, where she represented purchasers and owners of 4.7 million sleepers after the company disclosed that at least 32 infants had died and hundreds more were injured in the product.  Working with a dedicated team of lawyers, Demet and her team recently secured a settlement of $19 million in that case. Demet is also co-lead counsel in the ARC Airbag Inflators multidistrict litigation.

She is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York City Bar Association.

Demet and her husband, John, call New York City home but love escaping to their cozy lake house in the mountains as often as they can. Demet is passionate about traveling, diving into great books, and exploring the city’s vibrant galleries and museums. For her, reading and traveling are not just hobbies—they’re ways to embrace new ideas and cultures, making life richer and more exciting. She also enjoys leisurely walks through New York’s diverse neighborhoods. Beyond her personal interests, Demet is dedicated to her community, actively fundraising for organizations that support public housing residents.

Education

Demet graduated with top honors from Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she was a member of the Phi Omega Epsilon honor society. She then went on to earn her law degree from Rutgers University School of Law in 1990. 

During her time at Rutgers, she received the prestigious West’s Scholarship Award and served as the Senior Notes and Comments Editor for the Rutgers Law Review.

Licenses

• New Jersey (1990)
• New York (1992)

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