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Who we are

Leventhal Stanley & Taylor is a national litigation boutique representing plaintiffs and defendants in complex, high-stakes disputes. Our lawyers have decades of experience litigating major cases across the country, including matters involving substantial financial exposure, difficult legal questions, and significant strategic issues.

Our practice is deliberately broad and spans mass-tort litigation, multibillion-dollar contract disputes, securities litigation involving corporate officers, consumer class action suits, and special committee investigations. We appear in state and federal court, including bankruptcy court, as well as in arbitration and mediation proceedings. We represent clients at every stage of litigation, from the initial pleadings through dispositive motions, trial, and appeal. That breadth of experience—and our work for both plaintiffs and defendants—gives us perspective on how complex disputes develop, how opposing parties are likely to approach them, and which decisions are most likely to affect the outcome.

We prepare every matter from the outset with trial in mind. We identify the facts and legal issues most likely to matter, develop the evidentiary record around them, and build a clear theory of the case that can be presented persuasively to a judge or jury.

That preparation informs our strategy at every stage. We seek to anticipate how a case will develop, identify opportunities to strengthen our client’s position, and make deliberate decisions about when to press an advantage and when another course is more effective. Whether a matter is resolved through motion practice, negotiation, trial, or appeal, our focus is on pursuing the strategy most likely to achieve our client’s objectives

Our practice areas

Appeals

Arbitration

Art Litigation

Attorney Ethics

Bankruptcy Litigation

Class Actions

Consumer Rights

Contract Disputes

Commercial Litigation

FOIA Requests

Mass Torts

Officer and Director Liability

RICO

Securities Litigation

Technology Litigation

Our representative matters* include

Ride-share restitution matter

Representing consumers in litigation against a ride-share company seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in restitution.

Sports betting arbitration

Successfully representing a major media company as the plaintiff in a multi-billion-dollar arbitration concerning sports betting apps. This arbitration was resolved at a multi-week trial before a former federal judge.

Automotive executive defense

Successfully defending the former Chairman and CEO of an international car manufacturer in massive U.S. litigations arising out of a scandal. This representation involved actions brought by state attorneys general across the country, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and multi-district litigation.

Disqualification and sanctions defense

Successfully defending law firms and lawyers in disqualification and sanctions matters across the country. This has included successful resolutions in: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, and a multi-billion-dollar arbitration.

Law firm malpractice defense

Successfully defending major law firms in litigation alleging malpractice and other misconduct.  This has included success in New York’s First Department and the New York Supreme Court’s Commercial Division.

Pharmaceutical mass tort

Successfully resolving claims against former directors and owners of a pharmaceutical company in thousands of lawsuits seeking billions of dollars in damages. This complex matter involved years of litigation, thousands of lawsuits across the country, bankruptcy hearings, a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court, and complicated settlements.

* This includes matters the firm’s lawyers handled at prior law firms.

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