Michael S. Bigin

Michael S. Bigin  received his bachelor’s degrees in 1995 from the State University of New York at Oswego (B.A., History; B.S., Business Administration), and received his J.D. in 1999 from St. John’s University School of Law, where he was a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review and Moot Court Honor Society.

Before joining the Firm, Mr. Bigin was an associate at a Manhattan law firm where he represented plaintiffs in securities class actions, including:  In re Ikon Office Solutions, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 98-CV-4606 (E.D. Pa.) ($111 million recovery); and In re Computer Associates Securities Litigation, No. 02-CV-1226 (E.D.N.Y.) (settlement of 5.7 million shares, value estimated at $134 million).

While at the Firm, Mr. Bigin has worked on numerous class actions that have resulted in substantial recoveries for investors, including:  In re Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 04-CV-8144 (CM) (S.D.N.Y.) ($400 million recovery); In re Royal Dutch/Shell Transport Securities Litigation (U.S. settlement with a minimum cash value of $130 million, and a contingent value of more than $180 million as well as an additional $28.34 million secured in connection with a related European settlement of $350 million, which the Firm was substantially responsible for obtaining); and In re Cigna Corp. Securities Litigation, No. 02 CV 8088 (E.D. Pa.) ($93 million recovery).  Mr. Bigin is currently working on several antitrust and consumer fraud actions.

Mr. Bigin is admitted to practice in the States of New York and Connecticut, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.