A Manhattan federal judge on Friday appointed Lowey Dannenberg and Kirby McInerney as interim lead counsel for a proposed class of investors who accused JPMorgan Chase & Co. of manipulating futures markets through an outlawed trading practice known as “spoofing.”
Lowey, a White Plains-based litigation outfit, and Kirby, a boutique securities firm in Midtown Manhattan, beat out Nussbaum Law Group and Kessler Topaz Meltzer Check to take over representation in the now-consolidated lawsuits, as plaintiffs seek class certification in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.