Securities Litigation & Arbitration Law Firm in New York & New Jersey

Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP

447 Springfield Avenue 2nd Floor Summit, New Jersey 07901 USA

 (908) 516-2045 or (888) 366-0863
 (908) 516-2049

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Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP ("SBR") is a boutique litigation firm with demonstrated excellence in handling complex securities litigation, commercial litigation and class action lawsuits on behalf of corporate clients and individuals. All of our attorneys possess more than 20 years of litigation experience. Prior to forming SBR, the firm's lawyers worked at some of the nation's elite litigation firms.

We are recognized for our leadership and ability to handle cases in state and federal courts and before arbitral bodies. And we enjoy an outstanding reputation in the Bar for our sophisticated work product, creative strategies and commitment to pursuing clients' objectives. We employ our substantial experience litigating matters involving the global capital markets, the operations and systems of the securities industry, complex commercial transactions, financial accounting and business law to advance our clients' interests.

Throughout the firm's history, we have consistently achieved notable results while litigating against many of the nation's largest law firms. We are proud that many of our clients come to us on the basis of referrals from lawyers with and against whom we have litigated other matters.

Our firm possesses substantial expertise in handling the unique challenges of representing foreign clients and domestic clients involved in international disputes. Our longstanding relationship with top law firms located abroad facilitate our efforts to develop innovative solutions that incorporate the expertise of lawyers facile with foreign laws and languages. In many matters, we have utilized bilingual attorneys and document translators to help us evaluate, investigate and prosecute cases presenting international implications.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Securities Litigation and Arbitration; Securities Fraud; Consumer Protection; Business Torts; Ponzi Schemes; Unlawful Business Practices; Public and Private Corporations; Accounting Fraud; Insider Trading; Stock Broker Fraud and Misconduct; Stock Manipulation; Hedge Fund and Mutual Fund Fraud; Corporate Negligence; Misrepresentation; Corporate Fraud; Breach of Contract.

Practice Areas Description

At Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP, our attorneys have extensive experience prosecuting and defending claims in state and federal trial and appellate courts nationwide and before arbitral bodies in a diverse array of matters, including:

- Securities Litigation and Arbitration

Our firm has vast experience handling lawsuits and arbitrations involving securities fraud. Our attorneys regularly represent pension funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds and other institutional investors in large, complex matters involving the purchase and sale of stocks, bonds, options, derivatives and other securities. We also frequently represent individual investors pursuing fraud-related claims against stock brokers in arbitration proceedings before the Financial Industry Regulation Authority (FINRA) and other arbitral bodies. Our lawyers also regularly serve as lead counsel in securities class actions in state and federal courts nationwide.

* Stock Broker Fraud and Misconduct

Our lawyers have served as the lead counsel in fraud actions resulting in the recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. We bring our experiences in those matters to bear in all of our stockbroker fraud cases, large and small. The firm's experience in matters related to stockbroker and brokerage fraud and misconduct includes representing clients in litigations and arbitrations involving: Breaches of fiduciary duty; Misrepresentations/omissions of material facts and risk factors; Failure to follow FINRA's suitability standards; Auction rate securities fraud; Unauthorized trading; Stock market manipulation; Other fraudulent activities.

* Hedge Fund, Mutual Fund and Corporate Fraud

Our matters range from individual actions in which institutional investors have lost tens or hundreds of millions of dollars to class actions involving far smaller losses suffered by large groups of investors. The firm frequently litigates and arbitrates cases involving: Misrepresentations and omissions related to companies' financial results and the risks posed by particular investments; Companies' failure to prepare financial statements in accordance with generally applicable accounting principles (GAAP); Accounting firms' failure to conduct audits in compliance with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS); Misrepresentations and omissions related to mutual and hedge funds' investment criteria and strategies; Breaches of fiduciary obligations committed by corporate officers and directors, fund managers and stockbrokers

- Whistleblower Representation

Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP acts as counsel to individuals who seek to alert the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Justice and other law enforcement authorities regarding possible securities fraud by publicly traded companies or brokerage firms or fraud perpetrated against government bodies. Whistleblowers who provide original information to law enforcement officials or who demonstrate fraudulent activity perpetrated against the government can collect substantial rewards for their services. Our experience litigating complex securities fraud matters enables us to present our client's information to government authorities in a convincing manner and to protect our clients' interests in receiving the rewards to which they are entitled.

- Complex Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

We regularly represent clients in a diverse range of complex commercial litigation and arbitration. We prosecute and defend high-stakes claims in state and federal trial and appellate courts and before arbitral bodies. Our commercial litigation clients include public and private corporations of all sizes, individual and institutional investors, entrepreneurs, small business owners and venture capital funds. Our attorneys possess vast experience representing clients' interests at every stage of the litigation and arbitration process, from pre-suit investigation through trial and appeal. The firm's dedication to producing first-class work product in an economical manner has enabled us to produce excellent results for our clients in complex matters.

* Shareholder Disputes

As highly experienced commercial litigators, we understand the impact a failed merger or other commercial dispute can have on our clients' business assets. We represent the interests of individual and institutional shareholders, start-up companies and entrepreneurs in actions against larger corporations regarding: Post-transaction disputes, such as nonpayment or other back-end payment disputes; Failure to comply with terms of a merger; Complex transactions including purchase/sale of assets, stock and other investments; Improper accounting; Failure to record and/or distribute profits correctly; Breach of contract issues.

* Antitrust and Unfair Competition Laws

Both state and federal laws protect the rights of businesses and entrepreneurs to develop innovative practices, products and systems to keep the market competitive. At Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP, we prosecute and defend claims of antitrust law violations and other unlawful business practices disputes in state and federal courts nationwide. Our clients include entrepreneurs, small business owners, small to medium-sized businesses, and individual and institutional investors either accused of violating antitrust laws or wishing to take claims against alleged offenders. We work with teams of highly qualified attorneys and leading industry experts to aid in our investigation of claims, such as: Monopolization claims; Unfair competition; Unlawful trade practices; Intellectual property disputes; Other federal antitrust violations; Violations of individual state antitrust laws.

* Venture Capital Investments

With more than 20 years of experience in commercial litigation and arbitration, the law firm of Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP ("SBR") provides in-depth, sophisticated legal services for corporate clients, venture capital firms, entrepreneurs, small business owners and individuals involved in complex transactions, litigation or arbitration nationwide. Among many successful representative cases, SBR has represented venture capital firms, entrepreneurs and other former shareholders of new technology companies with promising products in their pipelines. These new technology companies were acquired by larger public corporations that failed to fulfill post-sale obligations to develop the sellers' products for commercial distribution.

* Business Tort Litigation and Arbitration

The lawyers of Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP ("SBR") understand the impact a verdict or settlement can have on our clients' bottom lines. We assist a variety of corporate clients and individuals in commercial disputes, including business tort litigation and arbitration. Our firm is recognized by the Bar and our peers for providing clients with consistently superior work product, creative strategies and solutions, and the ability to prosecute and defend cases in state, federal and appellate courts across the country. Our experience includes handling cases involving: Corporate negligence; Misrepresentation; Corporate fraud; Complex commercial transaction disputes; Breach of contract issues; Antitrust violations and unlawful business practices; Securities fraud.

- Class Action Lawsuits

Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP has served as lead counsel for plaintiff classes in numerous cases that have produced notable results for class members. Our class action practice focuses upon the federal securities laws, consumer protection statutes and federal and state antitrust laws.

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