Financial Services and Securities

Hausfeld is at the forefront of litigating some of the most high-profile actions involving investment products, securities, and the banking industry in recent years. With global financial markets becoming increasingly complex and global investors facing an unprecedented array of investment options, our breadth of experience allows us to better respond to the evolving needs of investor clients.

To that end, we have assembled a multidisciplinary team of lawyers with decades of experience in business and commercial litigation, securities litigation, commodities litigation, antitrust litigation and consumer protection litigation, both in the United States and in Europe. This team is capable of protecting the rights of investors on any front and across multiple jurisdictions, permitting us to seamlessly advise clients with respect to an array of financial and investment litigation. Our experience helps provide our clients with business-minded counseling on the bottom-line implications of litigation decisions.

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Related Cases Related Cases & Current Investigations

Financial Services and Securities

HearUSA, Inc. Securities Litigation

Hausfeld served as Court-appointed lead counsel in a securities fraud class action against Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. (“Siemens”) on behalf of investors who sold HearUSA, Inc. common stock between January 18, 2011 and July 31, 2011; through Hausfeld’s efforts, participating class members ultimately received more than 115% of damages suffered.

Antitrust / Competition

Foreign Exchange (FX)

Hausfeld represents parties that engaged in over-the-counter foreign exchange ("FX") transactions with the world's largest banks and their affiliates and investors who entered into FX transactions through domestic exchanges. This class action lawsuit alleges that these banks colluded to fix and manipulate the prices of FX transactions.

Antitrust / Competition

LIBOR

Hausfeld is Co-Lead Counsel in a class action lawsuit alleging a global conspiracy by some of the world’s largest banks to manipulate the London InterBank Offered Rate.