Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC        

As one of the premier firms in the country handling major complex class actions for over 37 years, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC is a firm that has specialized and been a pioneer in cases for plaintiff’s involving class action lawsuits on behalf of victims of abuses associated with Antitrust, Securities Fraud/Investor Protection, Civil Rights & Employment, Consumer Protection, Employee Benefits, International Antitrust, Securities, Unsafe Drugs and Human Rights.

 
By creating a group or class, individuals join to fight companies in court and enhance their ability to fight corporations who often have larger resources. As one of the premier firms in the country handling major complex class actions:  Cohen Milstein has earned its national and international reputation by winning cases that other law firms did not want to handle. 

Most notably there are the groundbreaking cases Cohen Milstein has litigated which have resulted in landmark decisions on previously untried issues involving price fixing, securities, consumer rights, civil rights, and those injured by environmental pollution.  Cohen Milstein has been at the forefront of protecting consumers from false and misleading advertising, overcharging, and unfair or deceptive business practices.  Through class actions, Cohen Milstein has successfully enforced consumer rights under Federal and state laws, resulting in the creation of hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation and benefits for thousands of consumers.

Cohen Milstein has been in the forefront of the development of international antitrust theory and litigation of claims. As the global economy has produced worldwide conglomerates, so, too, has the nature of antitrust violations changed.

Cohen Milstein, with more than 50 attorneys and offices in Washington, D.C., New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
 

Washington, DC Office

1100 New York Avenue, NW

Suite 500, West Tower

Washington, DC  20005

www.cmht.com

Lieff Cabraser Heinmann & Bernstein, LLP

Lieff Cabraser has a comprehensive and diverse practice that is unique among law firms that represents only plaintiffs in cases involving: dangerous or defective products, securities and investment fraud, antitrust violations, employment discrimination and unlawful employment practices, consumer fraud and false advertising, aviation disasters, environmental damage and toxic exposures, and the abuse of civil and human rights.  A respected law firm possessing sophisticated legal skills and the financial resources necessary for the handling of large, complex cases.

Described by The American Lawyer as "one of the nation's premiere plaintiffs firms," they have been consistently recognized Since 2003 by the National Law Journal having been selected as one of the top plaintiffs' law firms in the nation.  The National Law Journal in compiling the list examined recent verdicts and settlements in addition to overall track records. Lieff Cabraser is one of only two plaintiffs' law firms in the United States to receive this honor for the last six consecutive years. They have earned a national reputation for professional integrity and the efficient and responsible prosecution of our clients' claims.

Lieff Cabraser has participated in some of the most important civil trials in the United States in the last two decades. They served as co-counsel on behalf of 32,000 commercial fishermen, food processors and Alaska natives in litigation arising out of the Exxon Valdez oil disaster. In 2006, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals set a punitive damages award of $2.5 billion against Exxon for devastating the area ecosystem and local fishing industry. The case is currently pending review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

San Francisco Office:

Embarcadero Center West
275 Battery Street, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339

www.lieffcabraser.com

Girard Gibbs LLP

Girard Gibbs LLP has offices in San Francisco and New York, but a firm that operates on a nationwide basis.

A respected law firm with a practice devoted exclusively to class action and complex litigation. Their clients range from individual consumers and small businesses to large corporations and public pension funds who's cases involve:  consumer protection, securities litigation, antitrust, false claims act/Qui-Tam, mass tort, elder law, employment litigation, commercial litigation.

Perhaps more important to their clients is the commitment to specializing in only a few areas of law which enables the lawyers and staff to achieve high levels of competence in those selected areas. Contrasted to a large firm with many practice areas, it is a structure allowing for a much greater degree of independence and flexibility, allowing their attorneys to act quickly and decisively, providing the quality of representation necessary to litigate complex actions successfully throughout the country.

From the founders, "We feel that the firm's size is ideal to serve clients—large enough to fully staff the exigencies of cases, yet small enough to foster a team approach to cases, which in turn allows for an energetic interchange of ideas, ensuring the professional development of our young attorneys."

San Francisco Office:

601 California Street

Suite 1400

San Francisco, CA  94108

www.girardgibbs.com

Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A.

Grant & Eisenhofer is a national litigation boutique firm that concentrates on corporate governance and securities litigation and other complex class actions.

          New York Office:

485 Lexington Avenue

29th Floor

New York, NY  10017

www.gelaw.com