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Overview
Michael Albert is a partner in Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP’s San Diego office, where his practice focuses on complex securities litigation. Michael is a member of the Firm’s Lead Plaintiff Advisory Team, which advises institutional investors in connection with lead plaintiff motions, and assists them in securing appointment as lead plaintiff.
Michael has been a member of litigation teams that have successfully recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors in securities class actions, including: In re Alphabet, Inc. Securities Litigation ($350 million recovery), NECA-IBEW Health & Welfare Fund v. Goldman Sachs & Co. ($272 million recovery), City of Pontiac General Employees’ Retirement Systems v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ($160 million recovery), and In re LendingClub Securities Litigation ($125 million recovery). Michael was also a member of the litigation team that obtained a $85 million cash settlement in a consumer class action against Scotts Miracle-Gro.
Michael has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine, a Leading Litigator in America and a Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyer by Lawdragon, has been included in the 500 X - The Next Generation Lawdragon guide, and has been named to the Best Lawyers in America list by Best Lawyers®. During law school, he was Managing Board Member of the Virginia Tax Review, and volunteered with the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, receiving an award for his pro bono contributions. Michael has continued to take on pro bono work while at the Firm.