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Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
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Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP

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  • Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP (“Wolf Haldenstein” or the Firm”) has provided exceptional legal service to businesses and investors for more than135 years. For decades, Wolf Haldenstein has primarily focused on securities and shareholder derivative litigation and antitrust litigation. The Firm has recovered more than $9 billion for its clients and earned global acclaim for its many groundbreaking achievements.


    Main Areas of Practice


    U.S. Securities Litigation


    Wolf Haldenstein is nationally recognized for litigating complex securities class actions and shareholder disputes and obtaining significant recoveries for investors. Recoveries in hard-fought litigation on behalf of investors include the following actions: Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit v. Goldman Sachs & Co. (recovery of $272 million), The Investment Committee of the Manhattan and Bronx Service Transit Operating Authority Pension Plan v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (recovery of $150 million), and In reTremont Sec. Law, State Law and Insurance Litig., (recovery of $100 million).


    Antitrust Litigation


    Wolf Haldenstein is a leading firm in antitrust litigation. The Firm has represented direct and indirect purchasers in many of the nation’s largest antitrust cases challenging monopolization, price-fixing, manipulation, bid-rigging, and other anti-competitive practices. Wolf Haldenstein serves as lead counsel for the direct purchasers in the Apple iPhone Antitrust Litigation, No. 4:11-cv-06714 (N.D. Cal.), one of the largest antitrust cases in United States history. In re Packaged Seafood Antitrust Litigation, No. 15-MD-2670 (S.D. Cal.), the Firm recovered more than $152 million for canned tuna purchasers and achieved a milestone appellate decision on class certification that has been cited nearly 1,000 times by courts throughout the United States.


    Copyright & Intellectual Property


    Wolf Haldenstein is a recognized Trailblazer in copyright litigation. The Firm successfully challenged the copyrights claimed on Happy Birthday to You, the world’s most famous song, and We Shall Overcome, the most powerful song of the 20th Century. Through Wolf Haldenstein’s efforts, those iconic songs are now in the public domain.


    Commercial Litigation


    Wolf Haldenstein has decades of experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex, multi-faceted litigation and arbitration in many different business areas. The Firm has an outstanding track record of success litigating complex commercial cases in a broad range of disputes, including shareholder disputes, breach of contract, business torts, real estate litigation, insurance coverage and corporate management disputes.


    Wolf Haldenstein recognizes that each case is unique and that disputes often involve high stakes “save the business” situations. The Firm works tirelessly to ensure that every detail of each case is fully understood, and that each challenge is handled expeditiously. Wolf Haldenstein brings its extensive trial experience in hard-fought litigation to every dispute.


    Offices

    New York

    270 Madison Avenue

    New York, New York 10016

    (212) 545-4600

    Fax: (212) 686-0114


    San Diego

    Symphony Towers

    750 B Street, Suite 1820

    San Diego, California 92101

    (619) 239-4599


    Chicago

    111 West Jackson

    Suite 1700

    Chicago, IL 60604

    (312) 984-0000


    Nashville

    1008 17th Ave South

    Nashville, TN 37212

    (615) 270-8111

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USA - Head office

New York

270 Madison Avenue , New York, New York, USA, 10016, New York

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