Litigation: Securities: Plaintiffs
USA Guide 2024 : New York
Band 1
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About
Provided by Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
BLB&G's New York office houses more than 140 attorneys and 60 professional staff dedicated to maximizing financial recoveries for clients and the investor classes they represent in securities fraud litigation. Attorneys in the firm's New York office have litigated some of the most complex, high-profile securities fraud actions in history, securing record recoveries for investors. Recent highlights include:
- Achieving an $812 million judgment for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders in a unanimous trial verdict and award of prejudgment interest against the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”).
- Obtaining a $1 billion recovery in a securities class action against Wells Fargo—the top U.S. securities class action settlement of 2023 and among the top 17 of all time.
- Securing a $450 million recovery in the class action against Kraft Heinz Company, 3G Capital Partners, and former Kraft executives—among the top 50 securities recoveries of all time.
- Securing a $77.5 million recovery in the securities class action against Myriad Genetics arising from Myriad’s false statements about the accuracy of its marquee DNA genotyping test, GeneSight.
Ranked Lawyers at
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
New York
![Gerald Silk](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3271435/2c61b37f-f370-4b51-a2ff-3ffc237a0063/profile.png)
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![Hannah Ross](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3271668/ea09b481-40bb-403b-b93a-f6c4791347ff/profile.png)
![Katherine Sinderson](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3271720/e0747c43-cb80-4409-8787-2e677d3c5839/profile.png)
Members
Provided by Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
Abe Alexander
Adam Wierzbowski
Avi Josefson
Christopher Orrico
Edward Timlin
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Head of Department
James Harrod
Jeremy Robinson
Jeroen van Kwawegen
Jesse Jensen
John Rizio-Hamilton
Head of Department
Michael Blatchley
Rebecca Boon
Robert Kravetz
![Salvatore J Graziano](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3271394/071fae63-d3c9-40cc-812e-c7d493de3fae/profile.png)
Head of Department
Scott Foglietta
Thomas James