Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP

Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP leverages its ‘extreme knowledge in the securities litigation field’ to represent a client base consisting of public pension funds and other shareholders in disputes arising out of alleged breaches of fiduciary duties. Heading the firm’s corporate and shareholder governance team out of New York is ’first-rate litigator’ Jeroen van Kwawegen, who secured a $162.5m settlement for minority shareholders of Santander Consumer USA Holdings, where shareholders were underpaid in the buyout of its auto loan division. Greg Varallo, described as ‘one of the best litigators and trial lawyers in Delaware’ also appeared in the Santander case and heads the firm’s Wilmington office, offering decades of experience of litigating cases before the Delaware Court of Chancery in addition to state and federal courts. May 2024 saw the firm strengthen its ranks with the return in New York of Christopher Orrico from Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., augmenting its ability to bring cases tied to the violation of shareholder rights and breach of fiduciary duties. Also in New York, Thomas James is noted for his expertise in prosecuting cases arising out of poor corporate governance.