Financial Services Litigation

For financial services companies, the legal, regulatory and business landscapes have dramatically changed over the last few years. In the wake of recent financial accounting scandals and attempted reforms, regulators and prosecutors at the state and federal level are conducting investigations and bringing enforcement actions at an unprecedented rate. Close behind the government is a wave of private plaintiffs’ attorneys, looking for any opportunity to capitalize on the regulatory scrutiny with class actions and other suits. As a result, government subpoenas, criminal investigations and class action complaints have become commonplace.

At Sutherland, we are uniquely positioned to assist our financial services clients in defending this new wave of litigation. Our multi-disciplinary financial services litigation team combines extensive experience in litigating complex financial services matters with our leading national practice in the sale and distribution of mutual funds and insurance and other financial products. In short, few firms can match our combined understanding of both the litigation process and the underlying products and distribution mechanisms that are at issue.

Our financial services litigation team is regularly involved in:

Representation of insurers and other financial services clients in a wide range of significant litigation matters in federal and state courts;
Class actions on a variety of issues for financial services clients;
SEC, FINRA and NY Attorney General investigations into alleged market timing and late trading activity;
SEC, FINRA and state securities and insurance department investigations of products and sales practices;
NY Attorney General's insurance and similar industry investigations;
Litigation and arbitration of reinsurance and insurer insolvency disputes; and
Managing electronic data discovery in large complex cases.

We can develop litigation strategies to assist your company in reaching your business goals. After all, it's not about the litigation -- it's about getting you back to business.