What we say about the firm's legal practice in United States
Litigation
Within Mass tort and class action: plaintiff representation – securities, Bernstein Liebhard LLP is a second tier firm,
Bernstein Liebhard LLP’s successes in securities class action litigation include the high-profile $400m settlement in In re Marsh & McLennan Securities Litigation and also the $586m settlement in In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation. The firm’s demonstrable expertise in this field means that it is regularly appointed to significant roles in complex or bellwether cases. The firm served as lead counsel in one of the consolidated actions in the securities MDL In re Mutual Funds Investment Litigation, which received the US District Court for the District of Maryland’s final approval of the proposed settlements in October 2010. The case involved allegations that Canary Capital Partners had market-timed and late-traded in certain mutual fund families. The highly respected Stanley Bernstein is recommended along with Jeffrey Haber, Rebecca Katz and U Seth Ottensoser. The class action practice is underpinned by a Supreme Court and appellate practice group, which includes five former clerks of the US Courts of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits, and the US District Courts for the Southern District of New York, the District of New Jersey, and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.