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PwC Ordered to Pay $625 Million in “Largest Ever Damages Award Against an Accounting Firm”

Litigator of the Week: Record $625M Award Proves You Don’t Need Big Law for Big Wins

PwC Settles $5.5 Billion Crisis Era Lawsuit During Trial

TAF is the plaintiffs firm for high stakes financial and accounting litigation. Our strategy combines financial expertise and years of experience on both the plaintiff and defense side to take the biggest, toughest cases to trial for clients victimized by fraud, mismanagement and negligence.

It’s this combination that provides an unbeatable perspective, knowing in advance your opponent’s next move before it happens to deliver the best possible results. When you’re this dedicated to your clients, success is the only option.

  • $5.5 Billion

    Largest lawsuit against an auditor settles during trial

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  • $3 Billion

    MF Global malpractice lawsuit settles halfway through a high-profile court battle in New York

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  • $2 Billion

    Deloitte & Touche settles lawsuits over crisis-era audits on eve of trial

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  • $625 Million

    TAFS scores the largest damages award ever against a global public accounting firm

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Practice areas

Trial Practice

Our team’s first jury trial resulted in a monumental $521 million verdict in 2007. Since then we have taken more billion-dollar cases against auditors to trial than anyone. In 2018 we broke the record again with a $625 million verdict against PwC.

Whistle-Blower Representation

Whistleblowers who provide information about tax or securities fraud to the IRS and Securities and Exchange Commission can receive substantial monetary rewards up to 30% of the proceeds collected by the government. 

Our Attorneys

STEVEN W. THOMAS

Partner

Mr. Thomas’ understanding of the financial markets and complex financial instruments provides a unique advantage to clients acting as plaintiffs.

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EMILY ALEXANDER

Partner

Ms. Alexander is an experienced litigator and trial attorney who has represented business clients as both plaintiffs and defendants.

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MARK FORRESTER

Partner

Mr. Forrester has substantial experience in litigation involving financial matters, including banking, accounting, and securities.

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News and Views

  • Financial Times
  • August 29th, 2018

The Beach-House Lawyer Calling Big Auditors to Account

by Ben McLannahan, Financial Times Steven Thomas had enough cash to pay about three months of bills in 2007, when he quit Sullivan & Cromwell to set up on his own. Deserting the elite Wall Street law firm was virtually unheard of; partners sometimes left to join a client such as Goldman Sachs, but almost…

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