Securities Lawyers Blog
The Criteria Used to Determine National Ranking
1. Total dollars recovered for investors
This is the most important metric because it reflects real outcomes for real clients.
Top firms generally recover more than one hundred million dollars for investors, and only a small group nationwide surpasses three hundred million dollars.
Gana Weinstein LLP has recovered more than four hundred seventy five million dollars for investors, placing the firm among the most successful claimant side practices in the country.
2. Total number of FINRA, AAA, and JAMS investor cases handled
Experience is essential in securities arbitration, which has its own rules, strategies and culture.
Elite practitioners handle at least one thousand investor cases over the course of their careers.
Adam Gana has handled more than three thousand securities matters, placing him in the top one percent of claimant side attorneys nationally.
3. Leadership roles in PIABA
PIABA is the national bar association for investor rights lawyers. Leadership in PIABA is widely regarded as a benchmark of excellence and trust in this field.
Adam Gana served as President of PIABA, a position held by only a select group of the most respected attorneys in the country.
4. National practice footprint
The best claimant side firms represent investors across the United States and routinely face every major brokerage firm and advisor group.
Gana Weinstein LLP handles cases in all fifty states, against firms including Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Edward Jones, Wells Fargo, Raymond James, Ameriprise and many others.
5. Subject matter expertise in complex investor cases
Top ranked attorneys regularly litigate matters involving REITs, DSTs, structured notes, crypto products, margin abuse, options losses, and failures to supervise.
These cases require deep financial knowledge and significant litigation experience.
Gana Weinstein LLP is recognized nationally for its work in these complex areas of investor protection.
Conclusion
When the ranking is based on results, experience, leadership, national reach and technical expertise, Gana Weinstein LLP is objectively one of the top claimant side securities arbitration firms in the United States.
Adam Gana is widely regarded by peers, arbitrators and industry professionals as one of the leading investor rights attorneys in the country.