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KTMC is honored to be recognized in the Chambers & Partners USA 2026 Guide as a Band 1 Top Firm in both Securities Litigation and Class Action Litigation: Mainly Plaintiff. Widely…
We are proud to be recognized as the 2026 Class Action Litigation Firm of the Year at the Law.com Pennsylvania Legal Awards, presented by the Legal Intelligencer. This award recognizes…
The Department of Justice announced that Circle Medical Technologies, Inc., a nationwide telemedicine company, its affiliated physician group, Circle Medical Care of California, and their Chief Medical Officer and medical…
KTMC is honored to be recognized in the 2026 edition of Legal 500 United States, earning Tier 1 rankings for both Securities Litigation: Plaintiff and M&A Litigation: Plaintiff. This distinction places the…
On May 21, 2026, U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson granted Lead Plaintiff SEB Funds AB’s motion for final approval of an $85 million settlement in this securities fraud class action.…
On May 20, 2026, United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton granted Lead Plaintiff Sjunde AP-Fonden’s (AP7) motion for final approval of a $250 million settlement arising out of Rivian…
On May 20, 2026, Kessler Topaz filed a motion seeking preliminary approval of a $500 million settlement in Sjunde AP-Fonden v. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., No. 1:18-cv-12084-VSB-KHP, a securities…
On May 11, 2026, U.S. District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz granted Lead Plaintiff AMF Tjänstepension AB’s motion for final approval of a $239 million settlement in In re Celgene Corp.…
On April 27, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Hall issued an order substantially denying the Defendants’ motion to dismiss the securities fraud class action against Humana, Inc. and its…
Led by plaintiff Bucks County Employees' Retirement System, Kessler Topaz brought claims on behalf of the minority stockholders of Covetrus, Inc. to challenge the take-private acquisition of Covetrus by Clayton,…
We’re proud to recognize our KTMC partners named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers list, an elite group of attorneys at the forefront of global litigation. This year’s guide honors…
We are proud to share that 12 KTMC partners have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers guide. This recognition reflects their leadership in pursuing complex, high-stakes…
On March 25, 2026, U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. of the Northern District of California issued an order certifying a class of NVIDIA shareholders in a long-running securities…
KTMC partners Matt Mustokoff and Maggie Mazzeo recently authored an article titled “Limitations of the ‘Truth on the Market’ Defense: Recent Appellate Decisions” which was published in the March 11,…
We are proud to share that KTMC has been shortlisted in the 2026 Benchmark Litigation U.S. Awards for both Plaintiff Firm of the Year and Pennsylvania Firm of the Year.…
We are pleased to announce that Sarah Damiani and Daniel Friedman have joined Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP as Partners. Sarah Damiani brings a wealth of experience to her…
On December 29, 2025, U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi entered an order preliminarily approving a settlement for $78 million in In re City of Warwick Ret. Sys. v. Catalent, Inc.…
On November 4, 2025, Kessler Topaz filed a motion seeking preliminary approval of a $239 million settlement in In re Celgene Corp. Securities Litigation, No. 2:18-cv-04772, a securities fraud suit…
KTMC is proud to announce its continued recognition in Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys. Fourteen Firm partners have been named among Benchmark’s annual…
On October 23, 2025, Kessler Topaz filed a motion seeking preliminary approval of a $250 million settlement in a federal securities class action against Rivian Automotive, Inc., certain of its…
Led by Lead Plaintiff SEB Asset Management AB, this securities fraud class action arose out of Wells Fargo’s alleged misrepresentations and omissions regarding its diversity hiring initiative, the Diverse Search…
On September 17, 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a new policy statement allowing companies to include mandatory arbitration provisions in company registration statements. The…
On September 4, 2025, U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick of the Southern District of New York issued a 35-page opinion adopting the 2024 Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge…
On December 30, 2021, KTMC, on behalf of Lebanon County Employees' Retirement System and its co-plaintiff, filed a shareholder derivative action against AmerisourceBergen Corporation (now known as Cencora, Inc.) (the…
We are proud to share that nine KTMC attorneys have been named to the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. This recognition reflects their exceptional talent, dedication,…
We are proud to share that KTMC associate Lauren Lummus has been named a finalist for Most Promising Newcomer by The American Lawyer. Since joining KTMC, Lauren has played an…
We are proud to share that KTMC Partner Stacey Kaplan has been named a finalist in the Talent Management category for the ALM Corporate Counsel’s 2025 Women Influence & Power…
On June 13, 2025, U.S. District Judge Noël Wise denied all motions to dismiss in the securities fraud class action stemming from the March 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank…
On April 25, 2025, Judge Trina Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an Order granting Lead Plaintiff SEB Investment Management AB’s motion for…
We’re proud to recognize our KTMC partners named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers list—an elite group of attorneys at the forefront of global litigation. This year’s guide…
Last week, members of the KTMC team had the honor of attending the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2025 Partners in Philanthropy Awards Lunch at Lilah at The Weitzman, where we were…
On March 27, 2025, Kessler Topaz filed a motion seeking preliminary approval of a $100 million settlement in Cabrera et al. v. Google LLC, Case No. 5:11-cv-01263, a 14-year-old consumer…
On March 24, 2025, U.S. District Judge Steven D. Grimberg denied in its entirety the Defendants’ motion to dismiss the securities fraud class action against Norfolk Southern Corporation. Lead Plaintiff…
By Lee Rudy, Partner, who manages the Firm's corporate governance litigation practice. On March 26, 2025, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed into law a sweeping package of legislative amendments explicitly designed…
On March 4th, KTMC Partner Melissa L. Yeates joined a distinguished panel at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School's PLA talk, Plaintiffs' Power: Women Leading the Fight for Justice. The…
Kessler Topaz was honored to support Cradles to Crayons Philadelphia, an extraordinary organization dedicated to providing children in need with essential items like clothing, school supplies, and hygiene products. In…
Kessler Topaz is proud to be named a 2025 honoree for the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Partners in Philanthropy award, which recognizes impactful partnerships between for-profit businesses and nonprofit institutions in the…
After years of dedicated work by KTMC and our global colleagues, we are excited to present a fully updated version of our Primer on Shareholder Litigation. This resource has already proven…
On January 29, 2025, Vice Chancellor Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an order holding that our stockholder client had stated a proper purpose to investigate breaches…
Michelle Newcomer, eDiscovery Counsel to Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, has been appointed to The Sedona Conference’s Steering Committee of Working Group 1 on Electronic Document Retention and Production.…
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check is proud to announce the election of Jennifer Enck, Jonathan Neumann, and Asher Alavi as the newest Partners to the Firm, effective January 1, 2025.…
Partner Darren Check and European Client Relations Manager Bram Hendriks recently contributed an article to Investment & Pensions Europe, titled “Finding the right service provider to allow you to get…
On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed Defendants’ appeal in a securities fraud action against NVIDIA and its CEO Jensen Huang. Defendants petitioned the Court to review an…
Partner Andrew Zivitz recently spoke with ALM’s Litigation Daily about the state of securities litigation a year after the Second Circuit’s decision in Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v. Goldman Sachs…
On November 7th, members of the Kessler Topaz team attended the 2024 Pennsylvania Conference for Women, an annual non-profit, non-partisan professional and personal development event featuring renowned speakers and inspirational…
Radnor, PA, October 24, 2024 — Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP today announced that name partner David Kessler is retiring at the end of the year following 28 years…
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check recently received the Pro Bono Participation Award from the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) at the organization’s annual benefit on October 10th. Since 2022, our dedicated…
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers, has named 14 Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check partners to its annual list of Litigation Stars. Kessler…
Kessler Topaz is thrilled to welcome 9 law students to our 2025 Summer Associate Program. The goal of our program is to serve as an educational platform where law students…
On September 5, 2024, U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti denied Coinbase’s motion to dismiss a shareholder class action against the world’s largest crypto exchange In a 49-page opinion, the…
Partner Naumon Amjed recently spoke with the Philadelphia Business Journal about Kessler Topaz's mission-based approach to plaintiff-side litigation. As a member of the Firm’s lead plaintiff practice group, Naumon offers expert…
We are pleased to announce that Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP has been named Class Action Firm of the Year by The National Law Journal as part of the…