Stuart Richter

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For more than 30 years, Stuart Richter has represented financial services firms and other companies in class actions and other complex commercial litigations. He has served as lead counsel in more than 100 class and mass actions and other complex commercial cases in federal and state courts across the country.

Class action lawsuits present serious threats to defendants. They raise the prospect of prolonged and draining litigation, not to mention the possibility of substantial awards at trial. Stuart focuses his practice on eliminating those threats. He prides himself on being efficient, cutting short claims that otherwise could lag in the courts for years. Whether he does it by negotiating favorable settlements or getting cases dismissed, he is always looking to avoid expensive discovery and litigation battles.

Stuart has particularly deep experience representing banks, credit unions, cash advance companies and other financial services providers in class action lawsuits and other complex commercial litigations. More than 60 financial institutions have relied on his team in cases across the country challenging checking account overdraft fees. In addition to class actions, he uses his knowledge of financial services to represent clients in connection with all types of commercial disputes, including complex cases involving derivative products like interest rate swaps.

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Pepperdine University School of Law, JD, summa cum laude

University of Virginia, BS