The Chicago area law firm of David B. Kahn & Associates, Ltd., was founded more than 30 years ago to protect the rights of individuals, businesses and classes across the United States.
Complex Civil Litigation Is Our Strength
Our skilled and experienced litigation attorneys have distinguished themselves in representing clients in major complex civil litigation and in alternative dispute resolution, including both arbitration and mediation.
We Fight Deception and Fraud
Much of our work involves representing investors and consumers who have been deceived or defrauded. So-called reform legislation has not eliminated or constrained the incentives for abuse and these problems continue. If you have been defrauded or otherwise wronged as an investor or consumer, we may be able to help.
Chicago Investor Rights Attorney
Investors accept the risks of everyday market fluctuation, but they do not accept the risk of fraud or broker misconduct. The three most common forms of broker misconduct are churning, unsuitability and misrepresentation.
- Churning occurs when a broker drives up investor commissions by excessive buying and selling.
- Unsuitability occurs when a broker sells investments that are unsuitable for an investor — e.g., selling a high-risk investment growth stock to investors intent on the preservation of capital.
- Misrepresentation occurs when a broker sells investments through material misrepresentations as to the nature and risks of the investment.
Securities Arbitration
Brokerage account agreements require that investor claims against brokers and financial advisers be resolved through arbitration under the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Arbitration results generally bind the parties. Chicago investor rights lawyers at Kahn & Associates have successfully represented clients seeking recoveries in FINRA arbitrations for 30 years.
We have successfully pursued claims such as churning, unsuitability, misrepresentation and fraud, unauthorized trading and improper asset allocation among others.
Not every stock market loss is attributable to market fluctuations. Sometimes brokers churn accounts to boost commissions or oversell an investment, misrepresenting its suitability.
Sometimes companies commit outright securities fraud. Kahn & Associates has a great deal of experience protecting investors' and shareholders' rights.
Shareholder Rights Lawyer
The Chicago area firm of David B. Kahn & Associates, Ltd., based in Northfield, Illinois, asserts its clients' arbitration rights aggressively and thoroughly with exceptional skills. Our attorneys provide clients with a high degree of professionalism, experience and knowledge.
If you have been defrauded or otherwise wronged by a public corporation, contact the lawyers at Kahn & Associates to discuss your case.
Securities Class Action Suits
Kahn & Associates lawyers are extremely familiar with the workings of the capital markets. We investigate situations involving large numbers of investors defrauded by public companies, their auditors and their investment bankers. We are familiar with the public stock markets and the fraud and abuses that occur there.
Class Actions: Power in Numbers
The Chicago consumer protection attorneys at David B. Kahn & Associates have been involved for more than 30 years in complex class action litigation representing large groups of people with similar complaints.
Class actions seek to obtain a judicial remedy for the harm done to public and Taft Hartley pension plans, individuals and others who have been injured by the same action or product.
A court must certify a class action, allowing claims for many people to be heard in a single trial. We may begin by talking to an individual or a pension plan or other investors defrauded or abused by a public company, but class actions can grow to involve thousands with similar claims.
We Protect Investors, Consumers and Businesses
Based in Northfield, Illinois, the Chicago area firm Kahn & Associates, Ltd., works to protect:
- Consumers against fraudulent marketing practices
- Investors against brokerage malfeasance and securities fraud
- Businesses and individuals against unfair business practices
- Pension beneficiaries against wrongs protected by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Kahn & Associates, Ltd., protects businesses, individuals and classes of investors and consumers against corporate wrongdoing. Our goal is to protect our clients and to advocate sound public policies needed to curtail such abuses. We take some matters on a contingent fee basis so if we do not recover for you, you do not pay our fees.
If you have been defrauded or otherwise wronged by a public corporation, contact the lawyers at Kahn & Associates to discuss your case.