Securities Litigation

Pomerantz is widely recognized as a global leader in securities litigation and a champion of shareholder rights. For 90 years, the Firm has been at the forefront of holding corporations accountable for financial misconduct, securing landmark victories that have shaped securities law and expanded investor protections.

Pomerantz has helped establish fundamental rights for investors, including the right to bring securities class actions and derivative actions, the right to a jury trial in derivative actions, and the existence of fiduciary duties owed by investment banks to their clients. In addition to “making new law,” Pomerantz has recovered billions of dollars on behalf of defrauded investors.

In 2021, Pomerantz successfully argued before the Supreme Court in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System. The ruling reinforced investors’ ability to pursue securities fraud claims based on misleading corporate statements, clarifying that the “generic nature” of a statement is only one factor in evaluating the price impact. This landmark decision was critical to the future of federal securities class actions and further solidified Pomerantz’s reputation as a leader in investor advocacy.

From the historic $3 billion settlement for Petrobras investors and related, ground-breaking legal rulings, to precedent-setting decisions for global investors in Pomerantz’s Perrigo litigation — the first foreign-purchaser class certified since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Morrison decision — Pomerantz continues to maintain its place at the vanguard of the plaintiffs’ bar through innovative strategies, hard-fought litigation, and historic settlements.

Committed to advancing the interests of our clients, both foreign and domestic, irrespective of where they trade securities, Pomerantz is at the vanguard of litigation in the global economy.