Berger Montague Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers Guide

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiff law firm, is proud to announce that a significant group of its attorneys has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers guide, one of the legal industry’s most respected recognitions of excellence in plaintiff-side financial litigation. In 2025, 19 of our lawyers were recognized—in 2026, 28 of our lawyers received the accolade.

“To have so many of our lawyers named to Lawdragon’s 2026 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers guide is a testament to the impact our attorneys continue to make in high-stakes financial litigation,” said Berger Montague Chairman Eric L. Cramer. “We are proud to stand at the forefront of efforts to hold powerful institutions accountable, and to deliver meaningful results for our clients.”

The Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers guide honors attorneys who represent plaintiffs in complex financial matters, including securities litigation, antitrust, consumer protection, whistleblower actions, and other high-stakes class actions. Honorees are selected through a rigorous process involving independent research, peer review, and industry nominations, recognizing lawyers who demonstrate exceptional skill, leadership, and impact.

Berger Montague’s recognized attorneys span offices across the United States and Canada:

Minneapolis.

• John Albanese – Class Action, Consumer Protection
• E. Michelle Drake – Consumer Protection, Privacy & Financial Litigation

Philadelphia

• Daniel Berger* – Securities & Antitrust Litigation
• Zachary D. Caplan – Class Actions, Antitrust
• Shanon J. Carson – Commercial Litigation, including Financial & Insurance
• Joy P. Clairmont – Whistleblower
• Caitlin G. Coslett – Antitrust, Whistleblower, Class Action
• Eric L. Cramer – Antitrust
• Andrew C. Curley – Antitrust
• Mark B. DeSanto – Consumer Protection, Class Actions
• Michael Dell’Angelo – Antitrust, Financial & Securities Litigation
• William H. Ellerbe – Whistleblower
• Candice J. Enders – Antitrust
• Michael T. Fantini – Whistleblower, Consumer Protection
• Michael J. Kane – Antitrust, Class Actions
• Patrick F. Madden – Antitrust, Class Actions
• H. Laddie Montague Jr.* – Commercial Litigation, especially Class Action and Antitrust
• Russell D. Paul – Consumer Protection, Whistleblower, Securities Litigation
• Barbara A. Podell – Securities Litigation, Class Actions
• Sherrie R. Savett* – Securities & Whistleblower Litigation
• David F. Sorensen – Antitrust, Toxic Tort, Class Action
• Michaela Wallin – Antitrust, Class Actions

Washington, D.C.

• F. Paul Bland – Consumer Protection, Appellate
• Robert Litan – Antitrust, Class Actions
• Andrew Morganti – Antitrust, Cross-Border, Class Actions

San Francisco

• Joshua P. Davis – Antitrust

Toronto, Canada

• Albert Pelletier – Shareholder Protection Litigation

* Members of the Hall of Fame are denoted with an asterisk.

Berger Montague is one of the nation’s preeminent law firms focusing on complex civil litigation, class actions, and mass torts in federal and state courts throughout the United States. With more than $2.4 billion in 2025 post-trial judgments alone, the Firm is a leader in the fields of complex litigation, antitrust, consumer protection, defective products, environmental law, employment law, securities, and whistleblower cases, among many other practice areas. For over 55 years, Berger Montague has played leading roles in precedent-setting cases and has recovered over $50 billion for its clients and the classes they have represented. Berger Montague is headquartered in Philadelphia and has offices in Chicago; Malvern, PA; Minneapolis; San Diego; San Francisco; Toronto, Canada; Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, DE.