Top 50 Plaintiff Law Firms 2024
In this report, ISS SCAS reviews the securities-related settlements of 2024 and ranks the Top 50 plaintiffs’ securities firms by aggregate settlement amount achieved for shareholders. In a separate ranking, ISS SCAS also lists the top plaintiffs’ antitrust firms by aggregate settlement amount approved during the 2024 calendar year.
Top 50 Plaintiff Law Firms 2022
This white paper lists the Top 50 Plaintiff Law Firms of 2022, and includes information on who moved up, and who moved down.
Top 50 Plaintiff Law Firms of 2023
In this report, ISS SCAS reviews the securities-related settlements of 2023 and ranks the Top 50 plaintiffs’ securities firms by aggregate settlement amount achieved for shareholders. In a separate ranking, ISS SCAS also lists the top plaintiffs’ antitrust firms by aggregate settlement amount approved during the 2023 calendar year.
Top 100 Settlements of 2022
While all major indices delivered investors negative returns in 2022, the class action landscape within the United States remained incredibly robust throughout the year. In fact, this past year recorded the largest dollar value of settlements since 2018 and the highest quantity of settlements since 2017.
Top 50 Plaintiff Law Firms 2021
This white paper lists the Top 50 Law Firms of 2021, and includes information on who moved up, and who moved down.
The Top 100 Settlements 2021
The world continued to navigate the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) throughout 2021 as the pandemic reached every area of the world and has changed the way organizations manage their day-to-day businesses. The pandemic’s global turmoil over the last two years has even impacted investor opportunities in the ability to address allegations of fraud against publicly traded companies.
Top 100 Class Action Settlements 2020
The world was truly turned upside down in 2020 when the novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) became the world’s deadliest pandemic in more than a century. The global turmoil over the last year also affected investor opportunities to address allegations of fraud against publicly traded companies.
The Top 50 Plaintiff Law Firms of 2020
A comprehensive listing of the top 50 plaintiff law firms ranked by the total
cash amount of final North American securities class action settlements
occurring in 2020.
The Beneficial Owner
Well versed in claims filing for over fifteen years, ISS Securities Class Action Services (ISS SCAS), along with other third-party filers, has experienced new challenges due to a seemingly new requirement on
the part of law firms and claim administrators for precise beneficial owner information. Previously, claim administrators accepted the account name and account number to begin processing claims without requiring the beneficial owner information specifically.
Top 50 Plaintiff Law Firms 2019
For calendar year 2019, ISS Securities Class Action Services LLC (ISS SCAS) recorded 116 approved securities class action settlements within North America. Collectively, 2019 yielded $3.21 billion in settlement funds for distribution, a marked decrease from the $6.1 billion recovered in 2018. However, the number of newly-filed cases in 2019 rose dramatically