About the Law Firms

Plaintiffs are being represented by two law firms: the national class action firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, of San Francisco, California, New York, New York, and Nashville, Tennessee; and the plaintiffs' employment firm Outten & Golden LLP of New York, New York and Stamford, Connecticut. These firms also represented female Financial Advisors in the Amochaev v. Smith Barney gender discrimination case, which resulted in a $33 million settlement.

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is a 50-plus attorney firm with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Nashville. Lieff Cabraser has represented plaintiffs in a wide variety of class action litigation, including employment discrimination and civil rights, wage and hour, and pension benefits litigation. Since 1992, the firm has litigated over 20 separate cases in which jury verdicts or settlements of $100 million or more were reached, including more than 10 cases valued at $1 billion or more each. More information on the firm can be found at www.lieffcabraser.com.

Outten & Golden LLP

Outten & Golden LLP is a 30-plus attorney firm with offices in New York and Stamford. O&G represents plaintiffs in a wide variety of employment law matters, including national class and impact statutory discrimination cases, major class-based wage and hour violations, and contract negotiations. O&G represented plaintiff-intervenor Allison Schieffelin in a pattern or practice sex discrimination suit prosecuted with the EEOC against Morgan Stanley that resulted in a $54 million settlement and substantial injunctive relief, and has handled discrimination claims against numerous other major Wall Street firms. More information on the firm can be found at www.outtengolden.com.