Global Class & Group Actions

Morgan Lewis has a strong track record successfully representing clients in class actions at the US federal and state levels and in ground-breaking, high-profile collective actions and group litigation in the European Union, United Kingdom, and Asia, as well as jurisdictions where multiparty actions are developing or expanding. Our class action lawyers are well positioned to leverage our firm’s global capabilities and on-the-ground resources to assist clients drawn into these actions around the world.

We also advise clients on the multidimensional, cross-border government investigations and follow-on litigation that often accompany class actions and group litigation. We manage investigations from the outset to offer unified solutions to the multifaceted challenges our clients face, whether arising locally or internationally. Beyond these capabilities, we counsel a broad range of companies in mass arbitrations—advising them from the first threat of mass arbitration, through defense, to hearings on the merits—individually or on a collective basis.

Who We Serve

Our clients include companies of all sizes conducting business across a range of sectors and geographies. We recognize that multidimensional, cross-border litigation like consumer class actions present a serious threat to relationships with key stakeholders such as customers, shareholders, employees, and regulators. We work alongside our clients to optimize outcomes while keeping their business objectives at the forefront. Our clients span industries including financial services, healthcare, and retail and ecommerce, among others.

How We Can Help

  • Consumer class actions
  • Class action investigations
  • Group lawsuits
  • Collective actions
  • Mass arbitrations

Select Matters Handled by Our Lawyers

  • Obtained a total defense jury verdict for an automobile manufacturer in a class action asserting consumer protection claims on behalf of a certified class based on an alleged vehicle defect
  • Defeated nationwide class certification for a major telecommunications company in one of the largest discrimination class actions ever brought
  • Obtained a complete dismissal of all claims against defendants for a pharmaceutical company in a securities fraud class action alleging false and misleading statements concerning the chemistry, manufacturing, control practices, and FDA approval prospects of one of the company’s lead pharmaceutical candidates
  • Served as lead counsel for a financial institution in a consolidated putative class action alleging conspiracy to rig bids in municipal tax lien auctions throughout New Jersey; class settlement affirmed by the Third Circuit
  • Served as national counsel to a travel technology company and its affiliates in more than 90 tax cases and related consumer class actions in 28 states brought by states, counties, and cities
  • Represented a technology company and prevailed on summary judgment motions in class actions asserting claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
  • Represented a major internet retailer in a class action alleging consumer fraud in the sale of discount vouchers
  • Advised the UK arm of a European bank in claims relating to the mis-selling of insurance protection and the related £1 billion scheme of arrangement
  •  Acted for an action group comprising over 2,500 claimants in litigation in relation to multibillion pound losses in the London insurance market