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Strategic
Alliance between Winheller Attorneys at Law and US Law Firm
Winheller Attorneys at Law are the exclusive legal partners
of Schiffrin Barroway
Topaz & Kessler, LLP (USA) for the
German, Austrian and Swiss market. As one of the top ranking
US law firms in the field of US securites class actions, Schiffrin
Barroway Topaz & Kessler represent numerous institutional
investors worldwide. Their clients are insurance companies,
mutual funds, pension funds, charitable organizations and other
institutions with large assets under management.
US Securities Class Actions
are an Efficient Tool for European Institutions
Fraudulent behavior of officers, directors and other representatives
of publicly traded companies often results in significant stock
price drops and financial losses for
institutional investors that hold large shares of stock of the
respective company. US securities class actions are an efficient
tool for investors to recover some of these losses. In general,
European institutions are eligible to participate in US securities
class actions. European investors can apply for lead plaintiff
status which allows them to actively exert powerful influence
on the entire litigation process. Several studies have shown
that the overall settlement amount which finally goes to the
entire class is substantially higher in cases where institutions
act as lead plaintiff.
Fiduciary Duty for Institutional Investors
to Claim Their Damages
Institutional investors from
the US and Europe have a fiduciary duty to their beneficiaries
to claim damages which they suffered due to fraudulent
misuses of their investments. Winheller Attorneys at Law help
European institutions successfully seek recoveries. The
strategic alliance between Winheller Attorneys at Law and Schiffrin
Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP gives investors from Germany,
Austria and Switzerland the chance to carry out their fiduciary
duties to their clients on a convenient and risk-free contingency
fee basis.
Representing European Institutional
Investors in US Securities Class Actions
Together with our US partner firm
we assist European institutional investors in participating
in US securities class actions at no cost. On behalf of our
clients, we file the necessary
settlement claim forms in a timely manner and help our clients
apply for lead plaintiff status. As lead counsel we fully represent
and assist our clients during the entire litigation process.
For additional information regarding US securities class actions
please refer to our primer
on securities class actions. Information on our securities
tracker services is available here.
For your information we also offer a list of all current
securities class actions.
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