Recognized Leaders in Securities and Complex Commercial Litigation
Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP ("SBR") is a litigation boutique with a nationwide practice. We represent individual and institutional investors, business owners, entrepreneurs and businesses of every size in complex commercial litigation and arbitration involving the securities fraud laws, consumer protection statutes, the antitrust laws, and a wide variety of business torts and shareholder rights. The firm's partners have repeatedly served as lead counsel in class action lawsuits venue throughout the United States.
We pride ourselves on delivering superior work product and implementing creative strategies that produce effective results for our clients at an economical cost. Our attorneys have extensive experience prosecuting and defending claims in state and federal trial and appellate courts nationwide and before arbitral bodies in a diverse array of matters, including:
- Securities litigation and arbitration: We regularly litigate and arbitrate complex securities fraud claims on behalf of pension funds, hedge funds, and other institutional investors, as well as individual investors. Many of our matters involve federal and state securities statutes and regulations, stock broker fraud and misconduct, stock manipulation, hedge fund and mutual fund fraud, and Ponzi schemes. We frequently serve as counsel in disputes before FINRA, the American Arbitration Association and other arbitration organizations.
- Whistleblower representation: We act as counsel to individuals who seek to alert the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Justice and other law enforcement authorities regarding possible securities fraud by publicly traded companies or brokerage firms or fraud perpetrated against government bodies. Whistleblowers who provide original information to law enforcement officials or who demonstrate fraudulent activity perpetrated against the government can collect substantial rewards for their services. Our experience litigating complex securities fraud matters enables us to present our client's information to government authorities in a convincing manner and to protect our clients' interests in receiving the rewards to which they are entitled.
- Complex commercial litigation and arbitration: We frequently represent plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial disputes related to merger and acquisition transactions; shareholder disputes; unlawful business practices; violations of the federal and state antitrust laws; and a wide variety of fraud and other business tort litigation. Our commercial litigation and arbitration clients include venture capital funds, public and private corporations, institutional and individual investors and entrepreneurs. The firm frequently serves as counsel in matters involving foreign clients or opponents. In our international matters, the firm draws upon our alliances with top law firms located abroad to represent our clients effectively and efficiently.
- Class action lawsuits: SBR has served as lead counsel for plaintiff classes in numerous cases that have produced notable results for class members. Our class action practice focuses upon the federal securities laws, consumer protection statutes and federal and state antitrust laws.
SBR is committed to achieving favorable results on behalf of its clients in the most expedient and economical manner possible. Contact our lawyers online or by calling 212-239-4340 to schedule a no-cost consultation. We maintain conveniently located offices in New York City and New Jersey.
