Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP ('BLB&G') handles complex commercial litigation for corporate, institutional and private clients on a contingency fee basis. One of the leading law firms worldwide advising institutional investors on issues related to corporate governance, shareholder rights, and securities litigation, BLB&G has recovered over $25 billion for investors since its founding in 1983. In addition to obtaining many of the largest securities fraud recoveries in history, the firm has prosecuted seminal cases in which it has achieved precedent-setting corporate governance reforms on behalf of its clients and established precedents to protect the shareholder franchise, increase market transparency, hold wrongdoers accountable, and improve corporate business practices in groundbreaking ways. A distinguished group of trial-tested litigators, BLB&G and its attorneys have repeatedly and consistently earned high praise from the courts in which they practice, as well as the respect of the defense firms and corporate defendants whom they face in court and across the negotiating table. The firm is widely recognized by the media and industry observers (including The Wall Street Journal, The American Lawyer, The New York Times, The National Law Journal, BusinessWeek, ISS, Financial Times, Benchmark, Chambers USA and Legal 500) for its legal excellence and achievements.