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Litigation: Securities: Plaintiffs - New York

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP has notable strength in handling complex shareholder class actions and derivative suits. It acts on behalf of institutional investors and asset managers, including major pension funds.

Work Highlights

  • Bleichmar Fonti & Auld continued to represent the Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit in its lawsuit alleging that certain members of Tesla’s Board of Directors awarded themselves excessive compensation from 2017 to 2020, securing a settlement valued at over $919 million.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Javier Bleichmar
2
Band 2

Javier Bleichmar is a cofounder of Bleichmar Fonti & Auld and leads the firm's US securities litigation team. He often acts on behalf of retirement trusts and pension funds and is lauded for his familiarity with the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Javier provides great leadership to his firm and is a master strategist.

Javier is a talented and sophisticated attorney. He operates at a high level of sophistication and provides valuable insights on litigation strategy decisions. He collaborates well with co-counsel and is appropriately responsive.

Javier is experienced and solid.

Our best interests are always Javier's primary concern and, with his sophisticated awareness of our business, we know that our commercial and other interests are always the driving force of his considered advice and guidance.

Joseph A. Fonti
3
Joseph A. Fonti
3
Band 3

Joseph Fonti has extensive expertise acting for classes of investors in litigation arising from alleged misleading statements or omissions by corporates and their executives.

Joe is very commercially savvy.

Joe is awesome to work with and demonstrates a high level of sophistication and vision.

Joe is able to develop and execute strategic vision for sophisticated litigation matters. He offers valuable and constructive insights and input on litigation decisions. He works collaboratively with cocounsel and manages his team and resources well.

Ranked Lawyers at
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New York

Litigation: Securities: Plaintiffs

2
Javier Bleichmar
2
Band 2
Joseph A. Fonti
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Joseph A. Fonti
3
Band 3