Benchmark Litigation Names Three BLB&G Partners to Its “40 & Under List”

August 4, 2023

Three BLB&G partners—Abe Alexander, Scott Foglietta, and Jesse Jensen—have been named to the annual edition of Benchmark ​Litigation's “40 & Under List.” This select group recognizes accomplished young lawyers who are "the best and brightest litigators across the U.S.” and “the top emerging talent in litigation.”

Abe Alexander practices out of the New York office, where he focuses on securities fraud, corporate governance and shareholder rights litigation. As a principal member of the trial team prosecuting In re Merck Vioxx Securities Litigation, Abe helped recover over $1.06 billion on behalf of injured investors. The settlement is the largest securities recovery ever achieved against a pharmaceutical company and among the 15 largest recoveries of all time.

Scott Foglietta prosecutes securities fraud, corporate governance, and shareholder rights litigation on behalf of the firm’s institutional investor clients. He also advises Taft-Hartley pension funds, public pension funds, and other institutional investors on potential legal claims. Scott was an integral member of the team that advised the firm’s clients in numerous matters including in securities class actions against Wells Fargo, which resulted in a $480 million recovery; against Salix, which resulted in a $210 million recovery; and against Equifax, which resulted in a $149 million recovery.

Jesse Jensen prosecutes securities fraud, corporate governance and shareholder rights litigation on behalf of the firm’s institutional clients. He has helped investors achieve hundreds of millions in recoveries, including a $110 million settlement in Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association v. comScore, Inc.; a $32 million cash settlement in an action against real estate service provider Altisource Portfolio Solutions, S.A.; a $210 million dollar settlement in In re Wilmington Trust Securities Litigation; and a $22 million settlement in an action against mutual fund company Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

All three partners have recently been named to “Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation,” a list honoring attorneys who have vaulted to the forefront of their respective practices, and marking who is anticipated to define the field’s trajectory in the years to come.

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