Stephen W. Tountas Named Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazer by The National Law Journal

Stephen W. Tountas Named Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazer by The National Law Journal

The National Law Journal has named Kasowitz Benson Torres partner Stephen W. Tountas a Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazer in recognition of his pioneering work as a securities lawyer.

Mr. Tountas is one of the nation’s top plaintiff-side securities litigators.  He has pioneered industry-leading strategies that have been adopted by his competitors and has recovered billions of dollars in high-profile class actions and opt-out actions on behalf of leading hedge funds, mutual funds, and public pension funds.  Some of his noteworthy cases include successfully leading the prosecution of an industry-leading opt-out action arising from Adeptus Health’s multi-billion dollar bankruptcy on behalf of one of Adeptus Health’s largest equity investors.  Mr. Tountas also engineered a landmark legal strategy for a public pension fund that filed a highly publicized direct action against Valeant Pharmaceuticals in which he asserted claims under the NJ RICO act and defeated Valeant’s motion to dismiss. 

View Stephen W. Tountas’s National Law Journal profile