Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, which has national coverage through it’s offices in San Diego, Chicago, Melville, Wilmington and Boca Raton, is widely regarded as one of the leading plaintiff firms in the country for securities fraud, anti-trust, breach of fiduciary duty, consumer fraud, and privacy cases. It has built a track record of some of the largest settlements in history, including the largest securities class action recover of all time in the Enron case, having secured $7.2bn. In 2022 alone, the firm recovered more than $1.75bn for investors. In terms of the number of lawyers, the firm has the largest group focused on securities litigation for institutional investors, with approximately 200 attorneys. The firm’s name partners –  Darren Robbins, Paul Geller, Samuel Rudman and Michael Dowd, oversee the practice, which is home to many standout partners. Among them is Danielle Myers in San Diego, who oversees the firm’s innovative portfolio monitoring program and recommends promising cases to institutional investors. Another is Brian Cochran, also based in San Diego, who worked with Robbins and Chicago-based partner James Barz to secure final approval of a $1.21bn settlement in a securities class action against Valeant Pharmaceuticals, the ninth-largest securities class action settlement ever and the largest against a pharmaceutical manufacturer. Experienced litigators Daniel Drosman, Tor Gronborg and Jason Forge are also recommended.