Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP

Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP is one of the largest firms in the world specializing in the prosecution of complex litigation on a contingent basis.  Kessler Topaz has developed a worldwide reputation for excellence in the areas of shareholder, consumer protection and antitrust, and fiduciary litigation.  Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia, and with an office in San Francisco, California, Kessler Topaz is comprised of a highly skilled team of attorneys, paralegals, in-house investigators, legal clerks and other personnel.  The firm proudly notes that it has recovered billions of dollars on behalf of its clients.

Kessler Topaz’s shareholder litigation practice focuses on the prosecution of securities fraud claims brought against public companies as well as their officers, directors, and advisors.  With a large and sophisticated client base — comprised of over 350 institutional investors of all types from around the world — Kessler Topaz has been entrusted to lead some of the most important actions being litigated in our field today.

In addition, Kessler Topaz has been a leader in implementing important corporate governance reforms designed to protect shareholder rights, improve shareholder value and prevent corporate mismanagement.  The firm has a robust shareholder derivative and mergers and acquisition litigation department which represents institutional investors in many important shareholder derivative actions.  This department also specializes in takeover litigation, actively representing institutional investors in actions where shareholders are not receiving fair value for their investments.

Notably, the firm has also been at the forefront of representing institutional investors in non-US jurisdictions in light of the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Morrison v. National Australia Bank.  The firm has previously, or is currently representing institutional investors in actions in Canada, Brazil, Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Portugal, and Japan.

Indeed, Kessler Topaz has secured many of the largest global shareholder recoveries in history, including:

• $3.2bn settlement in In re Tyco International, Ltd. Securities Litigation;
• $2.425bn settlement in In re Bank of America Corp. Securities Litigation;
• $2bn trial judgment in In re Southern Peru Copper Corp. Derivative Litigation (largest damage award in Delaware Court of Chancery history);
• $3.9bn increase in value in In re Genentech, Inc. Shareholder Litigation;
• €1.3bn recovery in settlement with Ageas, N.V.(the Netherlands; successor entity to Fortis Bank, N.V.; largest shareholder recovery in Europe to date)
• £900m settlement in a group action against Royal Bank of Scotland (U.K.);
• €323.8m recovery in the groundbreaking Royal Dutch Shell European Litigation (the Netherlands)

Finally, Kessler Topaz also dedicates a large portion of its practice to complex litigation on behalf of consumers as well as public and private entities, including municipalities, state agencies, and multi-employer welfare funds. Kessler Topaz’s consumer protection efforts are global in scope and include consumer fraud and antitrust practice groups.