We Represent Institutional Investor Litigation Against Brokerage Firms

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas is a Louisiana-based securities fraud law firm that provides specialized legal representation for institutional investors, such as pension funds and municipalities, in complex disputes against brokerage firms. Operating out of Metairie, the firm leverages over 100 years of collective experience to help these sophisticated entities recover losses resulting from broker misconduct, including unsuitable recommendations and fiduciary breaches.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is a longtime Louisiana securities fraud law firm. We have the knowledge, skills, and resources to represent institutional investors against broker-dealers and investment advisers. With our law office conveniently located in the New Orleans area in Metairie, we are here to explore your legal options.

What Are Institutional Investors?

An institutional investor is an entity that invests money for others. Although considered professional investors, many institutional investors may rely on financial advisors for expert investment advice, to facilitate high-volume trades, and for other reasons.

Institutional investors are considered sophisticated investors that have significantly more experience with investments and the markets than individual retail investors, many of whom have no experience and are reliant on their financial advisors. Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas represents institutional clients that have been the victims of unsuitable investment recommendations, misrepresentations and omissions, negligence, gross negligence, excessive concentration, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and broker fraud by their financial advisor.

Examples of Institutional Investors That Our New Orleans Securities Firm Represents

• Endowment funds
• Business entities
• Hedge funds
• Mutual funds
• Insurance companies
• Money managers
• Private equity investors
• Commercial trusts
• Pension funds
• Retail funds
• Exchange-traded Funds
• Municipalities
• Charitable organizations
• Corporations
• Retirement Plans

You want to work with seasoned institutional investor fraud attorneys in Louisiana who understand that representing you requires a certain level of experience in handling what could very well be a complex claim against your broker or investment adviser. Shepherd Smith Edward and Kantas have represented investors regarding more than 1000 matters in arbitration, mediation, and litigation. We have a collective more than 100 years of experience in securities law and the securities industry.

We are aware that, as an institutional investor, you have others to answer to, whether a Board, shareholders, members, or clients. They will want to know what happened to their money. Our Metairie securities law firm can help explain what went wrong, including how you may have been misled by your broker or another third party.

I’m an institutional investor from New Orleans, Louisiana. How Do I Know If I Should Sue My Broker For My Portfolio Losses?

• Did they unsuitably recommend your investments? Brokers are subject to different criteria when it comes to satisfying the customer-specific suitability duty for institutional investors as opposed to retail investors. Financial advisors must have reasonable grounds for believing an institutional client is able to assess investment risks on their own as it relates to strategies and products.
• Were you blindsided by the risks or information about a now failed investment? Financial advisors are supposed to provide institutional investors with complete and accurate information about securities they are selling, including what risks may be involved.
• Did you suffer investment losses in a Ponzi scam or some other type of fraud?  Even if your broker had nothing to do with perpetuating the Ponzi scam, pump-and-dump fraud, or some other investment scheme, you still may be able to hold them liable for your losses if they failed to notice or act on red flags indicating something was wrong, inadvertently exposing you to securities fraud.

Why You Should Hire Our Louisiana Institutional Investor Law Firm

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas represents institutional investor claims against the largest Wall Street firms, as well as against regional brokerage firms, independent broker-dealers, and others. We have helped thousands of investors to collectively recoup many millions of dollars in awards and settlements.

Our Louisiana institutional investor lawyers in Metairie are known for our seasoned securities representation and the personalized attention provide. During your free case consultation, we can assess whether you can and should sue your broker.

If we agree to work together, we will prepare a thorough investigation into your losses and represent you in FINRA arbitration. This is where disputes between institutional investors and financial advisor firms are brought.

Contact Our New Orleans, LA Institutional Investor Litigation Attorneys

Call (504) 324-0252 or (800) 259-9010 or fill out this online form to schedule your free case assessment.

3850 N Causeway Blvd #200-B
Metairie, LA 70002