Labaton Sucharow LLP

Leading the charge in a nationwide consumer class action against several automakers of deadly keyless fob ignition systems

Labaton Sucharow is dedicated to putting our expertise to work on behalf of consumers who have been wronged by fraud in the marketplace. As competition intensifies and business practices require greater examination, consumers need strong allies to protect their rights and ensure that they are getting what they pay for.

Labaton Sucharow's Consumer Protection Litigation Practice filed a class action against Takata Corporation, the world's second largest producer of automotive safety devices. We represent consumers who purchased or acquired one of the nearly 35 million affected vehicles containing Takata-brand airbags, including models from BMW, Honda, Ford, Lexus, Nissan, and Toyota, among others.

"We're asking the court to determine whether the right steps were taken to protect the welfare and safety of the public," said Chairman Lawrence A. Sucharow. "A lot of these owners may not have the means to repair or replace these vehicles, so they're faced with a paradox—a safety device that is potentially life threatening."

Built on our world-class litigation skills, deep understanding of federal and state rules and regulations, and an unwavering commitment to fairness, our Consumer Protection Litigation Practice focuses on protecting consumers and improving the standards of business conduct through litigation and reform.

Committed to fairness and equality for our clients and for ourselves.

Labaton Sucharow believes that a variety of viewpoints and backgrounds leads to better insight and better lawyers. We strive to improve diversity within the Firm and the legal profession as a whole.

Fifty years ago, the founding partners of Labaton Sucharow established a platform to promote fairness in business enterprise. It worked. Over the last five decades, our Firm has earned global recognition for extraordinary success in securing historic recoveries and reform for investors and consumers. That's justice in action.

But let's face it: a commitment to fairness and equality does not begin with client engagements. It begins with our people.

We firmly believe that there is strength and value in diversity and we actively aim to hire minority and female attorneys, professionals and staff. We have built a work environment where everyone can thrive: an environment where our practices and programs support our values.

The Labaton Sucharow Minority Scholarship and Internship

Demonstrating our commitment to diversity in law and to introduce minority students to Labaton Sucharow, in 2006 we established the Labaton Sucharow Minority Scholarship and Internship. The annual award -- a grant and a summer associate position -- is presented to a first-year minority student from a metropolitan New York law school who has demonstrated academic excellence, community commitment and personal integrity. Several scholarship recipients are now full-time attorneys with the Firm.

The Firm has also instituted a diversity internship in which we invite two students from Hunter College to join us each summer. These interns are rotated through our various departments, shadowing Firm partners and getting a feel for the inner workings of a law firm.