The Top 50 Plaintiff Law Firms of 2016
The report covers 138 court-approved settlements, of which 129 made it to list with a total value of
$7.23 billion in total settlement amount. Of the 129 settlements, 85 alleged violations of Rule 10b-5 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (Employment of Manipulative and Deceptive Practices) while 33
settlements alleged violations of the Securities Act of 1933 (Civil Liabilities on Account of False
Registration Statement).
The Top 50 Plaintiff Law Firms of 2014
This year’s ISS Securities Class Action Services Top 50 report contains a total of 105 court approved settlements valued at
over $2.4 billion in total settlement amount, nine of which were valued at more than $100 million. The 3rd quarter of
2014 saw the year’s highest count of settlements with 49 cases settled for awards totaling more than $1.4 billion.