Benchmark Litigation Ranks Robbins Geller a Top Plaintiff Firm for the Fourth Consecutive Year

In Benchmark Litigation’s recently released 2026 edition, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP was again ranked as one of the top firms in the nation. Benchmark recognized the Firm as both a Top Plaintiff Firm and a Tier 1 Securities Firm in the United States for the fourth year in a row. The Firm was also ranked Highly Recommended Firm in California, and Recommended in New York.

Several Robbins Geller attorneys were recognized as National Practice Area Stars in Securities: Samuel H. Rudman; Spencer A. Burkholz; Daniel S. Drosman; Randall J. Baron; Tor Gronborg; Debra J. Wyman; and Jason A. Forge. In March of this year, Benchmark honored Forge as Plaintiff Litigator of the Year at its annual awards for his work leading the litigation team that secured a $350 million recovery in a securities fraud case against Alphabet.

The Firm’s appellate practice secured important results for investors in the past year, setting precedent for all investors expanding plaintiffs’ access to justice. Over the last calendar year, we notched appellate victories for investors in high-profile wins: DeCarlo (AmTrust) in the Second Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court; Abengoa in the Second Circuit (establishing that foreign criminal proceedings can be cited in U.S. securities cases at the pleading stage); and Johnson & Johnson and Maiden Holdings in the Third Circuit.

Additionally, Robbins Geller attorneys were individually recognized as Litigation Stars in their states:

• Darren Robbins, Shawn A. Williams, Spencer A. Burkholz, Daniel S. Drosman, Randall J. Baron, Tor Gronborg, Debra J. Wyman, Jason A. Forge, Luke O. Brooks, and David A. Knotts in California;
• Samuel H. Rudman and Chad Johnson in New York;
• James E. Barz in Illinois; and
• Stuart A. Davidson in Florida.

Benchmark Litigation also named the following attorneys Future Stars: Danielle S. Myers; Jessica T. Shinnefield; Lucas F. Olts; Daniel J. Pfefferbaum; Christopher M. Wood; David A. Rosenfeld; Brian E. Cochran; and Kathleen B. Douglas.