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Richard (Dick) Bruce Dannenberg died on July 20, 2018.  He was 87.  We join Dick’s wife Barbara and his entire family in mourning the loss of our founder, mentor and friend. Dick was a graduate of Duke University - Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude in 1952, and Yale University Law School in 1955.  In 1968, Dick Dannenberg and Stephen Lowey founded the…

On July 11, 2018, Judge Daniels granted final approval to Plaintiffs' $30 million settlement with The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp., resolving claims in two related cases, Laydon v. Mizuho Bank Ltd. et al., No. 1:12-cv-03419 (S.D.N.Y.) and Sonterra Capital Master Fund Ltd. et al. v. UBS AG et al., No. 1:15-cv-05844 (S.D.N.Y.), regarding…

On June 18, 2018, Judge J. Paul Oetken appointed Lowey Dannenberg as interim class counsel in the consolidated action In re Mexican Government Bonds Antitrust Litigation, 18-cv-02830 (S.D.N.Y). The case alleges that a group of government-appointed market makers conspired to fix Mexican government bond prices and the bid-ask spread charged to investors between at least January 1, 2006 and April…

June 8, 2018 -- Barbara Hart of Lowey Dannenberg, P.C. and Garden City Group hosted a Women in Power luncheon titled “Conscious Risk Taking as the Key to Success”. In attendance were about sixty mid to senior level women from various industries. There were two very accomplished speakers who shared their personal experiences with conscious risk taking and how that…

June 2018 -- Lowey Dannenberg, P.C. has joined Public Justice, an organization devoted to fighting injustices and bringing about legal reforms that help real people and communities. Lowey joins in and supports the advocacy work of Public Justice. “Our involvement in efforts to preserve access to justice and civil liberties reflect Lowey’s values as we continue to champion issues that…