The Weiser Law Firm P.C. - A National Shareholder Litigation Firm

The Weiser Difference

This is not your father’s law firm. The Weiser Law Firm,
P. C. is comprised of uniquely exceptional individuals who passionately believe in protecting investors, employees and consumers and they bring that passion, their perspective and their personalities to the actions they litigate. What this means for our clients is that we can take a “good” case and make it better, solve problems (or create solutions) that other fine law firms cannot, or prevent small issues from becoming greater problems.
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If you would like more information about any of our existing cases, or would like to discuss a new case with us, please contact Robert Weiser at 1-866-934-7372.

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BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ANTITRUST LITIGATION
Have you or your organization of fewer than 200 employees purchased insurance from Blue Cross and Blue Shield? read more

In a nutshell:

WE ARE A LEADING NATIONAL SHAREHOLDER LITIGATION FIRM DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDERS’ INTERESTS AND PROMOTING IMPROVED CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES.

The Weiser Law Firm, P.C., a national shareholder litigation firm, was founded by its two principals, Patricia C. Weiser and Robert B. Weiser, in December, 2004. Prior to December, 2004, Ms. Weiser and Mr. Weiser had both managed litigation groups at one of the nation’s largest shareholder litigation firms. The Weiser Law Firm is devoted to protecting the interests of individual and institutional investors in shareholder class and derivative actions in state and federal courts nationwide. The attorneys at The Weiser Law Firm devote a large percentage of their time to addressing complex corporate governance issues.

Derivative

The derivative department at the firm initiates actions by shareholders on behalf of corporations against officers, directors and other parties responsible for corporate wrongdoing. The department takes special interest in matters involving corporate governance issues.

Mergers & Aquisitions

The firm’s M&A department focuses it’s practice on challenges to board/management misconduct in connection with corporate mergers and acquisitions, in order to ensure that shareholders interests are protected.

The Firm has substantial experience in the prosectuion of these cases, specializing in breach of fiduciary duty actions, and the resources necessary to efficiently conduct this type of litigation.

Securities

The firm is also involved in securities litigation involving suits against companies whose shareholders have suffered losses as the result of violations of the federal securities laws.

notable derivative Settlements:

In re KeyCorp Derivative Litigation
In KeyCorp, The Weiser Firm served as lead counsel and produced what it believes to be the first-ever settlement of any “say-on-pay” derivative action. read more
Vitacost Derivative Litigation
The Weiser Firm obtained extraordinary relief in connection with the settlement of a shareholder derivative action brought on behalf of Vitacost.com, Inc. (“Vitacost”), which preserved that company’s corporate form and the equity interests of its shareholders. read more

notable mergers & acquisition Settlements:

Atlas Energy, Inc. Shareholder Litigation
Weiser and Co-Counsel were solely responsible for an aggregate benefit to the shareholder class of more than $7 million read more
Mediacom Communications Corp.
Weiser and Co-Counsel were solely responsible for obtaining an aggregate benefit to the shareholder class of more than $10 million read more
Weigard v. Hicks, et al (Healthgrades)
In Weigard v. Hicks, et al., No. 5732-VCS (“Health Grades”), the Weiser Firm and Co-Counsel successfully demonstrated to the Delaware Chancery Court that the defendants had likely breached their fiduciary duties to the company’s shareholders read more

Shareholder advocacy in action

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Ms. Weiser, a founding member of the firm, received her law degree from the Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware. While in law school, she served as an intern for the Honorable Clarence J. Newcomer, U.S.D.J. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and has been admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ms. Weiser’s practice is focused on shareholder class action litigation challenging management misconduct in connection with corporate takeovers and disputed contests for corporate control. Ms. Weiser participated as lead or co-lead counsel in the following notable cases where significant benefits were achieved for shareholders:

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Mr. Weiser, a founding member of the firm, received his law degree from the Villanova University School of Law. While in law school, he also served as a legal intern for the Honorable Clarence J. Newcomer, U.S.D.J. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and has been admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Weiser’s practice is focused primarily on shareholder derivative litigation and ERISA class action litigation. Mr. Weiser has been involved in some of the most successful shareholder derivative actions in history. While employed at his prior firm, Mr. Weiser managed the firm’s shareholder derivative litigation practice, with a particular focus on corporate governance matters.

Patricia Weiser
Robert Weiser
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Jeffrey Ciarlanto
Kathleen Herkenhoff
Joseph Profy
James Ficaro
David Promisloff
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Pennsylvania Office
22 Cassatt Avenue, Berwyn, PA 19312
Phone: (610) 225-2677
Fax: (610) 408-8062

California Office
12707 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92130
Phone: (858) 794-1441
Fax: (858) 794-1450

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