THE PLAINTIFFS' HOT LIST

 

The National Law Journal's annual Plaintiffs' Hot List attempts to provide a snapshot of the most successful plaintiffs' practices of the moment. To identify them, we asked firms to provide us with a year's worth of representative cases, verdicts and settlements from June 2010 to June 2011. From there we sifted through dozens of potential firms, reporting on and researching each to come up with our list. In this special report, you'll find the results: We profile 20 firms that are at the cutting edge of plaintiffs' work — and that are giving defense players a run for their money.

 

 

THE 2011 PLAINTIFFS' HOT LIST
The firms selected for this year's honors are: Baron & Budd | Berger & Montague | Bernstein Liebhard | Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman | Boies, Schiller & Flexner | Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll  | Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy | Dickstein Shapiro | Grant & Eisenhofer | Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro | Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton | Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check | Korein Tillery | Labaton Sucharow | Lieff Cabraser Heiman & Bernstein | Milberg | Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan | Strook & Strook & Lavan | Whatley Drake & Kallas

 

 
Hare Wynn harvests big victory in rice row
In tussle over genetically modified foods, Hare, Winn, Newell & Newton helps win $750M in settlements.

 

In NYSE case, Labaton created a bull market
Working for shareholders, business litigation firm Labaton Sucharow helped win a $900 million settlement.


Whatley Drake finds healthy return in insurance fights
With WellPoint case, Whatley Drake & Kallas adds to reputation as tough foe in health care battles.
 

 

• The 2010 Plaintiffs' Hot List
• The 2011 Appellate Hot List
• The 2011 Midsize Hot List