
Our 360° approach to worldwide class action defense
Class actions and collective redress litigation are increasing. With more than 150 litigators experienced in global markets, we regularly defend leading organizations against such actions and related regulatory proceedings. Our team will help you to navigate the different procedures and issues in each local jurisdiction, across borders, and globally.
We combine multijurisdictional reach with legal experience and local knowledge. Our clients depend on us to help them anticipate emerging threats, develop effective strategies that respond to the nuances of a particular suit, and to always keep their overall business objectives in mind. Our team is recognized worldwide by respected legal directories.
With class actions and collective redress litigation filed with increasing frequency, such proceedings allow plaintiffs’ lawyers to file complaints that claim to remedy a supposed wrong on behalf of groups of aggrieved investors, shareholders, or consumers. Cases may involve thousands or even millions of putative plaintiffs in numerous jurisdictions across the world, seeking millions or billions in damages or injunctive relief that can strike at the heart of your operations.
Our experience is diverse, covering matters and sectors including antitrust, automotive, banking and financial services, consumer, employment, insurance, privacy, securities, technology, and telecommunications.
“Our team is recognized worldwide by respected legal directories.”
The strategies we advise can include defeating claims at an early stage through motions to dismiss, crafting a narrow focus for discovery where possible to control costs and contain international discovery issues, and acting to prevent class certification by pre-emptive motions to deny class certification or otherwise. We can also look to employ motions to block or limit testimony, craft economical settlements when necessary, or defeat the case at trial.
We can also advise you on identifying and mitigating potential class action risks. This may include drafting arbitration or class action waiver provisions where they are enforceable, and advising on emerging business issues before litigation occurs.
Leveraging a global platform, our integrated team works across multiple jurisdictions where class actions and collective redress litigation exist or are expanding, including the US, Canada, UK, Australia, and many countries in Europe and Asia.