Jeroen van Kwawegen is a member of BLB&G’s Executive Committee and head of the firm’s corporate governance practice, overseeing all breach of fiduciary duty litigation against boards and senior executives on behalf of shareholders. Jeroen also leads BLB&G’s work representing European institutional investors in shareholder litigation, including securities class actions.
Over the course of his career, Jeroen has recovered more than four billion dollars for investors, improved corporate governance practices at numerous companies, and defended fundamental shareholder voting and franchise rights. He is co-leading the case against Tesla, which resulted in a groundbreaking decision nullifying Elon Musk’s $55 billion compensation package. Jeroen also represented a Swedish institutional investor in a securities class action against Wells Fargo, securing a $1 billion cash settlement. He previously represented a U.S. public pension fund in a stockholder derivative action against the board of directors of FirstEnergy Corp., resulting in a $180 million settlement and unprecedented corporate governance improvements. Jeroen is actively prosecuting several securities class actions, including cases against Meta Platforms and Qualcomm, as well as various breach of fiduciary duty actions involving Columbia Pipeline, Santander, Credit Suisse, Warner Brothers, MindBody, Continental Resources, and Sirius XM.
Recognized as one of Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Lawyers in America,” Jeroen has earned the esteemed title of Lawdragon “Legend” for being named to the publication’s lists 10 times or more. The Legal 500 has hailed him as a “great trial lawyer,” while Benchmark Litigation and Law360 distinguished him as a “Litigation Star” and a “Legal MVP” in securities, respectively. The National Law Journal recognized Jeroen as a “Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazer,” highlighting him among the top 26 practitioners in the United States who continue to impact various aspects of legal work on the plaintiffs’ side.
In recognition of his countless accomplishments in litigation and trial work, as well as his ethical reputation, Jeroen was named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. The membership is invitation-only and represents a select, diverse group of the best of the best in trial law, with most members bringing 12 or more years of experience to the table. LCA membership is limited to 3,500 Fellows, representing less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.
Jeroen serves as a board member of Legal Services NYC, a leading U.S. legal aid organization, and an advisory board member at both the Millstein Center at Columbia Law School and the Institute for Law & Economics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Carey Law School. He frequently speaks at bar association and industry events on shareholder litigation and corporate governance and regularly publishes on topics of interest to institutional investors.