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Welcome to Bernstein Liebhard LLP
BERNSTEIN LIEBHARD LLP has exclusively represented institutional and individual investors in shareholder, class and derivative litigation, and injured consumers in individual and class actions, since 1993. The firm has over 30 attorneys, including former state and federal prosecutors, SEC trial attorneys and appellate law clerks. Some of the largest public and private pension and health and welfare funds in the country regularly engage us to monitor their assets and pursue litigation on their behalf.
The Firm is one of only two firms nationwide to be named by The National Law Journal to the "Plaintiffs' Hot List," recognizing the top plaintiff's firms in the country, for the past six years. The Firm has also been listed in The Legal 500, a guide to the best commercial law firms in the United States, for the past three years.
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Recent News
Brian E. Lehman Becomes an Associate at Bernstein Liebhard LLP
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Recognized by The Legal 500 for Third Straight Year
Good Morning America (GMA) Covers Bernstein Liebhard’s Filing of Denture Cream Lawsuits
Partner Eric Chaffin Appears on Court Radio Regarding Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning Litigation
Partner Stanley Bernstein to Speak at Global Forum hosted by National Association of Corporate Directors and Directorship
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Wins Major Court Victory on Behalf of New York City Tenants
Partner Eric Chaffin is Guest Lecturer at Albany Law Symposium on Off-Label Drug Use
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces Compressor Antitrust Investigation
Bernstein Liebhard Files Class Action Against Madoff Feeder Funds Rye Select and Tremont Partners
Ronald J. Aranoff Becomes a Partner at Bernstein Liebhard LLP
Bernstein Liebhard Launches Investigation of Medtronic, Inc. for Suspected ERISA Violations
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Pursues Madoff Ponzi Scheme Feeder Funds & Hedge Funds
Partner Eric Chaffin Discusses Subprime Litigation
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Named to National Law Journal's Plaintiffs' Hot List for Sixth Straight Year
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces Final Approval of Lumenis Securities Class Action Settlement
Three Bernstein Liebhard LLP Partners Named Super Lawyers
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Appointed Lead Counsel in Class Action Against TOUSA, Inc.
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Appointed Lead Counsel in Class Action Against Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Recognized by The Legal 500 for Second Straight Year
Partner Rebecca Katz to be Faculty Member at PLI's Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute
Bernstein Named One of "100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation"
Institutional InvestorsWe represent private investment firms and large public pension funds, and are dedicated to providing monitoring, evaluation, and litigation services that meet the needs of our clients. Our goal is to help our institutional clients recover monetary losses, improve corporate governance, and hold corporate wrongdoers accountable for violations of the law. [read more]
Recent RecoveriesThe attorneys at Bernstein Liebhard LLP have established a national reputation as premier litigators with a record of recovering substantial monies in class action litigations. Since the Firm's founding in 1993, the Firm has recovered more than $2 billion for our clients and shareholders. The following monetary recoveries are among Bernstein Liebhard LLP's notable achievements:
• In re Royal Dutch/Shell Transport Securities Litigation, No. 04-374 (D.N.J. 2008) (minimum value to the class of U.S. shareholders of $122.5 million, with a potential value of more than $183 million, preliminarily approved by Court);
• In re Deutsche Telekom AG Securities Litigation, No. 00 CV 9475 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) ($120 million)
• In re Cigna Corp. Securities Litigation, No. 2:02 CV 8088 (E.D. Pa. 2007) ($93 million)
• In re Bankers Trust Securities Litigation, No. 1:98-CV-08460 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) ($58 million; 100% recovery of loss)
• In re Bausch & Lomb, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 6:94-CV-06270 (W.D.N.Y. 1998) ($42 million)
• In re Procter & Gamble Company Securities Litigation, No. 1:00-CV-00190 (S.D. Ohio 2001) ($49 million)
• In re BellSouth Corp. Securities Litigation, No. 1:02-CV-2142 (N.D. Ga. 2007) ($35 million)
• Di Giacomo v. Plains All American Pipeline, LP, No. 4:99-CV-4137 (S.D. Tex. 2001) ($24.1 million)
• In re Riscorp Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 8:96-02374 (M.D. Fla. 1998) ($21 million)
• In re Lumenis Securities Litigation, No. 02-CV-1989 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) ($20.1 million, preliminarily approved by Court);
• In re TASER International Securities Litigation, No. C05-0115 (D. Ariz. 2006) ($20 million)
• In re Gilat Satellite Networks, Ltd. Securities Litigation, No. CV-02-1510 (E.D.N.Y. 2007) ($20 million)
Judicial PraiseCourts have repeatedly praised the efforts of the Firm and its partners. For example:
• In September 2008, Judge Joel A. Pisano of the District of New Jersey approved a settlement the firm (as sole lead counsel) negotiated with Royal Dutch/Shell. The Court stated: “[L]et me say one more thing. I compliment[] everybody in the way they’ve presented themselves here and I want you to know that I mean that sincerely. . . . I’m happy to say that the lawyers in this case have, again, conducted themselves in the highest professional manner. And I’m also pleased to say that this does not surprise me, having had the opportunity to preside over a lot of these class action litigations . . . . Particularly the attorneys in this case, Mr. Millkey, Mr. Haber, Mr. Bernstein . . . . Thank you all.” In re Royal Dutch/Shell Transport Securities Litigation, No. 04-374 (JAP), Transcript of Hearing, Sept. 26, 2008 at 60-61.
• On August 25, 2008, Judge Deborah A. Batts of the Southern District of New York gave final approval to a $20.1 million settlement with Lumenis Ltd. and certain individual defendants. In the course of that ruling, the Court stated that “the quality of the representation to achieve what they have achieved speaks for itself. The quality was extremely high.” In re Lumenis Securities Litigation, No. 02-CV-1989, Transcript of Hearing, Aug. 25, 2008 at 6.
• In a consumer action brought in federal court under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Magistrate Judge (now District Court Judge) Marcia Morales Howard wrote that the settlement achieved by the Firm “accomplish[ed] an exceptional result because of the nationwide benefit to all women diagnosed with [Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome] and the benefit to the
The attorneys at Bernstein Liebhard LLP enjoy a national reputation for quality and integrity and have received judicial praise for their work on behalf of their clients and the class.
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