Six Baron & Budd Shareholders Named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers
Baron & Budd shareholders Steve Baron, Russell Budd, Andrew Miller, William G. Powers, Scott Simmer and Roland Tellis are ranked among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in the United States.
The Lawdragon list is compiled through nominations, independent research and vetting with other lawyers.
Russell Budd and Steve Baron made the list for their work in consumer protection and class action cases.
Russell Budd has been the firm's president and managing shareholder since 2002. For more than 40 years, he has successfully fought for the victims of corporate wrongdoing and individuals affected by asbestos. Currently, Budd serves as Co-Lead Counsel for the Attorney General litigation track in the Insulin Pricing MDL.
Steve Baron heads the firm's mesothelioma and asbestos practice, which has secured large verdicts and settlements to cement Baron & Budd's reputation as a watchdog for consumer protection.
Andrew Miller, William Powers and Scott Simmer, who work in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, were recognized for their work in whistleblower cases.
Andrew Miller also made the list for his work on SEC, IRS and fraud litigation. His practice focuses on fraud and abuse litigation under federal and state False Claims Acts and represents clients with claims filed with the Whistleblower Offices of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Internal Revenue Service.
William Powers, who also was recognized for his expertise in consumer protection cases, is part of the firm's qui tam practice, specializing in litigation to combat civil fraud under the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Stark Law. Powers represents clients with claims filed with the Whistleblower Offices of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Internal Revenue Service.
Scott Simmer is a veteran litigator who specializes in rooting out deceit and fraud in hidden corners of government programs, education and healthcare industries. Simmer represents whistleblowers bringing qui tam cases of fraud under federal and state False Claims Acts as well as IRS, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) whistleblowers. He also made the Lawdragon list for his work in investigations and SEC trials.
Roland Tellis leads the firm's Los Angeles-based class action practice group. He specializes in consumer class actions, financial fraud, business torts, corporate misconduct, and automobile defects.
About Baron & Budd, P.C.
With more than 40 years of experience, Baron & Budd has the expertise and resources to handle complex litigation throughout the United States. As a law firm that takes pride in remaining at the forefront of litigation, Baron & Budd has spearheaded many significant cases for hundreds of public entities and tens of thousands of individuals. Since the firm was founded in 1977, Baron & Budd has achieved substantial national acclaim for its work on cutting-edge litigation, trying hundreds of cases to verdict and settling tens of thousands of cases in areas of litigation as diverse and significant as dangerous and highly addictive pharmaceuticals, defective medical devices, asbestos and mesothelioma, wildfires, environmental contamination, fraudulent banking practices, e-cigarettes, motor vehicles, federal whistleblower cases and other consumer fraud issues.
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