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Welcome to Bernstein Liebhard LLP
BERNSTEIN LIEBHARD LLP represents individual and institutional clients in private and class action litigation. Since 1993, the Firm has recovered substantial monetary relief and achieved significant corporate governance reforms on behalf of our clients.
As a result of our efforts and accomplishments, the Firm has been named by The National Law Journal to the “Plaintiffs’ Hot List,” for the past seven years. In fact, the Firm is one of only two firms nationwide to be recognized by The National Law Journal as one of the top plaintiff's law firms in the country over this seven year period. 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.
Bernstein Liebhard has been retained by some of the largest public and private pension and health and welfare funds in the country to monitor their assets and pursue litigation on their behalf. The Firm has prosecuted high profile actions involving claims related to corporate governance, shareholder rights, and securities fraud; anticompetitive conduct; consumer protection; and mass torts. Through our appellate practice group, the Firm has advanced important issues in the courts of appeal and the United States Supreme Court in cases affecting the Firm’s clients.
The Firm enjoys a national reputation for quality and integrity and has received judicial praise for the work that we have performed on behalf of our clients. We have an established track record of success and the respect of the defense bar and insurance carriers. We are proud of our accomplishments and the Firm’s leadership role in protecting the interests of our clients in the areas in which we practice.
Recent News
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces Investigation of VCG Holding Corporation Merger
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces Investigation of Zenith National Insurance Corporation Merger
Law360 Names Bernstein Liebhard LLP as One of the Plaintiff-Side Securities Firms of the Year
Michael S. Bigin Becomes Senior Counsel at Bernstein Liebhard LLP
Brian S. Cohen Becomes Senior Counsel at Bernstein Liebhard LLP
Proshares Ultrashort Basic Materials Fund (SMN) Class Action Filed By Bernstein Liebhard LLP
Stanley D. Bernstein Honored as One of “The Most Influential People in the Boardroom”
Partner Seth Ottensoser Lectures on Corporate Finance at Harvard Law School
Proshares Ultra Financials Fund (Symbol: UYG) Class Action Filed By Bernstein Liebhard LLP
Three Bernstein Liebhard Partners Named Super Lawyers
Proshares Ultrashort Dow 30 Fund (Symbol: DXD) Class Action Filed By Bernstein Liebhard LLP
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces Final Approval of the Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation
ProShares Ultrashort Oil And Gas Fund (Symbol: DUG) Class Action Filed By Bernstein Liebhard LLP
ProShares Ultrashort Financials Fund (Symbol: SKF) Class Action Filed By Bernstein Liebhard LLP
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces Deadline For Investors In ProShares Ultrashort Real Estate ProShares Fund (SRS) To Move The Court To Serve As Lead Plaintiff
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Recognized as a Top 10 Firm by Securities Class Action Services (“SCAS”)
Court Grants Final Approval to $30.5 million Beazer Homes (USA) Inc. Settlement
Brian E. Lehman Becomes an Associate at Bernstein Liebhard LLP
Bernstein Liebhard LLP Recognized by The Legal 500 for Third Straight Year
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
Ronald J. Aranoff Becomes a Partner at Bernstein Liebhard LLP
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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