Our firm’s resources place it in a unique position to vigorously defend all types of securities and consumer fraud class action lawsuits. In addition to an impressive complement of attorneys, including former plaintiff class action litigators and private defense attorneys – many of whom have been recruited from the nation’s top tier law firms -- the firm utilizes a professional staff which includes a team of investigators and forensic accountants. Unlike most law firms with class action litigation practice groups, our firm has the unique experience of successfully prosecuting and defending a number of class action lawsuits, and has taken a lead role in numerous complex litigations on behalf of companies, institutional and individual investors, and consumers. As such, our firm has established strong professional relationships with many of the top class action law firms, enabling it to garner the respect of its colleagues and members of the judiciary. Indeed, the deference shown to the firm by class action litigators, and its proven track record in establishing legal precedents in many of its areas of practice, has been recognized on repeated occasions by judges all over the country for the quality of its representation in class action and other complex lawsuits.
Our firm’s ability and expertise in handling all types of class actions -- including those involving complex multidistrict litigation or consolidated actions -- has placed it in a position to defend class actions on behalf of its clients in state and federal courts involving claims on state and national levels. The firm has defended and prosecuted financial institutions and large corporations in actions involving the Securities and Exchange Act, the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, the Truth-in-Lending Act, unfair practices laws and insurance statutes.
Our firm understands the intricacies of all levels of class action advocacy and defense, making it difficult for enterprising plaintiffs’ lawyers to successfully certify a class action against its clients. We are well versed in all areas of challenging certification of a class, especially in actions involving securities fraud, where the firm closely followed federal court decisions addressing the standard by which plaintiffs must plead and prove loss causation under Section 10b of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our firm has also been a leader in the representation of shareholders and consumers in a wide variety of actions nationwide, seeking to protect our clients from fraudulent and deceptive practices.
