Attorneys

r. Uslaner prosecutes securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation on behalf of the firm's institutional investor clients.  Most recently, Mr. Uslaner was a member of the team that successfully prosecuted In re Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Certificates Litigation, which resulted in a recovery of $125 million for investors in mortgage-backed securities issued by Wells Fargo and its affiliates.  Mr. Uslaner was also a member of the team that successfully prosecuted a derivative action against the senior management and the board of directors of Pfizer, Inc., which resulted in a historic $75 million payment dedicated to improve the company's compliance with healthcare laws.

Mr. Uslaner is currently a member of the teams prosecuting In re Bank of America Securities Litigation, In re Dendreon Corp. Securities Litigation, Cambridge Place Investment Management Inc. v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., et al., and other cases related to wrongdoing in the issuance of mortgage-backed securities.

Prior to joining BLB&G, Mr. Uslaner was a senior litigation associate at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where he successfully prosecuted and defended claims from the discovery stage through trial.  Mr. Uslaner also gained significant experience as a judicial extern for Justice Steven Wayne Smith of the Supreme Court of Texas and as a volunteer prosecutor for the City of Inglewood, California