Class Action and Complex Litigation
BuckleySandler represents individual and corporate clients, including the nation’s leading banks, thrifts, insurance companies, securities firms, and other financial services institutions, in a wide range of class action and complex civil litigation. The Firm’s lawyers have served as lead defense counsel in nearly 100 class actions nationwide, representing banks; insurers; mortgage, credit card and auto lenders; and other financial services companies. Our practice includes the defense of major corporations and their executives in multi-district, mass, class action, and other complex civil litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the United States, as well as in arbitrations and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings domestically and internationally. The Firm’s lawyers regularly defend their clients in cases involving allegations of discrimination, predatory lending, unfair competition and deceptive trade acts and practices, fraud, false statements, false claims, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duties, as well as other claimed violations of regulations and laws governing their business activities. Our attorneys have vast experience representing clients in matters involving the Fair Housing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Civil Rights Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. Our attorneys frequently handle complex parallel proceedings involving concurrent government enforcement and civil litigation, congressional investigations, and/or multiple class actions.
The Firm provides efficient and effective representation in a wide range of substantive areas by leveraging the knowledge, abilities, and extensive experience of its litigation and regulatory specialists in order to formulate comprehensive strategies that effectively address all aspects of the case. We recognize the importance of early identification of an optimal exit strategy in the litigation matters confronting our clients. In many cases, we are able to obtain a timely, amicable, and favorable negotiated resolution of disputes on behalf of our clients. Where litigation is the best option, the Firm has experienced trial and appellate counsel with records of success.
BuckleySandler also draws on the vast expertise of the Firm’s litigators to provide comprehensive litigation risk management advice to clients and has a robust regulatory examination and compliance practice. In addition, BuckleySandler attorneys frequently utilize the knowledge and experience developed in litigation and enforcement matters to assist in due diligence for clients considering strategic partnerships or acquisitions and to advise clients regarding the acquisition approval process.
For more information regarding our Class Action and Complex Civil Litigation practice, please see our list of Selected Class Action and Complex Civil Litigation Representations.
Partners in this practice:
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Samuel J. Buffone |
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Kirk D. Jensen |
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Benjamin B. Klubes |
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David S. Krakoff |
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James T. Parkinson |
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Matthew P. Previn |
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Christopher F. Regan |
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Andrew L. Sandler |
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Jonice Gray Tucker |
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Donna L. Wilson |
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