Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP concentrates in securities fraud, antitrust violations, and consumer fraud.


Securities Litigation
Antitrust / Consumer Litigation
Constitutional and Civil Rights Litigation


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Among many lawsuits the firm has litigated on behalf of shareholders are:

  • The largest alleged Ponzi scheme in the United States
  • The first case tried pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and one of the few cases where plaintiffs recovered damages directly from officers of the corporations
  • Insider trading claims and the resulting success of recovery from the company's officers and directors
  • A landmark case in which the demand futility defense was successfully defeated

    • The firm has represented plaintiffs alleging deceptive trade practices and other anti-competitive claims against many major corporations, including Bayer, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers, Dupont Merck, General Motors, Phillip Morris, Packard Bell, Holland America, Carnival Cruise Lines, America Online, and Prudential Insurance. In all these class actions, the courts had discretion to choose class counsel and chose Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP.