Firm Experience
Representative Cases
A selection of the securities arbitration, class action, and investment fraud matters Silver Law Group and its attorneys have handled, with case numbers and courts.
Investment fraud cases rarely look alike. Some are a single unsuitable recommendation to one retiree; others are a scheme that took in thousands of people and required going after the banks and auditors that let it run. The matters below are listed with their case numbers so they can be looked up. They are drawn from the firm's practice and from cases handled by its attorneys at this or a prior firm.
FINRA Arbitration Claims
FINRA arbitration is where investor claims against brokerage firms are resolved, and it is the forum a structured product claim almost always runs through. Silver Law Group has represented claimants in this forum for more than 25 years.
Arkadios Capital
FINRA arbitration, June 2026
$2.7 million award on behalf of an elderly investor who was the victim of a Ponzi scheme run out of one of the firm's branch offices. The claim centered on the brokerage firm's failure to supervise the branch.
In re: Samco Financial Services
FINRA
Represented more than 50 investors in multiple securities fraud arbitrations involving mortgage-backed securities, where investor losses exceeded $12 million. Scott Silver briefed and argued the motions to dismiss, prevailed, and obtained a settlement for all investors.
GWG and bond arbitrations
Represented hundreds of investors in claims against dozens of brokerage firms alleging misrepresentations and negligent due diligence. Millions recovered.
Casper v. Axiom Capital
FINRA Case No. 07-00624
A group of investors was collectively awarded in excess of $2 million in compensatory damages, plus attorneys' fees and punitive damages.
Farmer v. Anthony Fareri, et al.
FINRA Case No. 06-01103
An elderly investor was awarded $1.13 million in compensatory damages, plus attorneys' fees and punitive damages.
Puerto Rico bond litigation
Represented over 100 investors, obtaining more than $10 million in awards and settlements on claims of securities fraud in the sale of Puerto Rico bonds.
Securities and Investment Fraud Class Actions
Where losses were caused by a scheme rather than a single bad recommendation, the claim often runs against the institutions that enabled it: the banks that held the accounts, the auditors who signed off, and the firms that sold the product. These are matters in which the firm or one or more of its attorneys have been involved, at this or a prior firm.
Fatnani v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., et al.
No. 3:23-cv-00712 (D. Or.)
Scott Silver served as lead counsel in a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme case bringing allegations against commercial banks.
Billitteri v. Securities America; In re Medical Capital Broker Dealer Securities Litigation
No. 3:09-cv-01568 (N.D. Tex.); MDL No. 2145 (JPML 2009)
Counsel to a large group of investors in connection with two Ponzi schemes sold by Securities America, resulting in a $70 million settlement for investors with pending arbitrations.
In re Woodbridge Investments Litigation (Comerica Bank)
No. 18-cv-00103 (N.D. Cal.)
Class action against a bank relating to an alleged $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme operated by Woodbridge Holdings, resulting in a substantial settlement for investors.
Camenisch, et al. v. Umpqua Bank
No. 20-cv-05905 (N.D. Cal.)
$55 million settlement for investors, with co-counsel, in litigation alleging that Umpqua Bank aided and abetted a fraudulent scheme run by Professional Financial Investors.
Bautista v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 0:21-cv-61749 (S.D. Fla.)
Resulted in a $26.25 million recovery for investor victims.
TCA Global Credit Master Fund L.P. Litigation
$26.5 million in settlements. Plaintiffs alleged that management inflated the fund's assets and earnings and that its auditors knew about the overstatements but failed to act.
Liu v. Project Investors, Inc., et al.
No. 16-cv-80060 (S.D. Fla.)
Class action against a Florida-based cryptocurrency exchange and its CEO for fraud, resulting in a settlement for investors.
Cifuentes, et al. v. Regions Bank
No. 11-cv-23455 (S.D. Fla.)
Negligence claim against a bank, resulting in a settlement for Ponzi scheme victims.
Schorrig v. IBM Credit Union, et al.
No. 09-cv-80973 (S.D. Fla.)
Class action under the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act involving the sale of securities by an unlicensed dealer.
Quintana v. Morgan Stanley
No. 05-cv-21401 (S.D. Fla.)
Class action complaint relating to the alleged improper destruction of records by a major Wall Street firm.
State and Federal Court Litigation
The firm routinely represents individual investors in state and federal court, including actions to confirm arbitration awards so they can be enforced.
Round v. Natural Diamonds Investment Co., et al.
No. 18-cv-81151 (S.D. Fla.)
Counsel to plaintiff in an alleged diamond investment fraud scheme.
Shave v. Stanford Financial Group, Inc.
No. 07-cv-60749 (S.D. Fla.)
Counsel to plaintiff in an alleged numismatic investment coin scheme.
Holland v. Worth Group, Inc., et al.
No. 18-cv-80318 (S.D. Fla.)
Counsel to an elderly investor in claims against a precious metals firm for breach of fiduciary duty.
Ilich v. Howard
No. 19-cv-00554 (N.D. Fla.)
Counsel to investor in an alleged real estate Ponzi scheme.
Smith v. Carlton Asset Management, et al.
No. 07-cv-80464 (S.D. Fla.)
Counsel to investor in an alleged precious metals fraud.
Bates, et al. v. World PMX
No. 13-cv-61138 (S.D. Fla.)
Counsel to investor in an alleged precious metals scam.
Tandi Partners Limited v. CRL Management LLC, et al.
No. 13-cv-23900 (S.D. Fla.)
Counsel for investor in claims for breach of fiduciary duty against an investment advisory firm.
Smigiel Foundation v. Tradedesk Capital LLC, et al.
No. 14-cv-81605 (S.D. Fla.)
Counsel for a not-for-profit corporation in a lawsuit against an investment advisory firm for breach of fiduciary duty.
UBS Financial Services, Inc., et al. v. Bounty Gain
No. 50-2018-CA-006079 (Fla. Cir. Ct.); No. 14-cv-81603 (S.D. Fla.)
Counsel to investor in claims against a company for conspiracy to defraud.
Sandler, et al. v. Janney Montgomery
No. 06-cv-21502 (S.D. Fla.)
Counsel to plaintiff in a motion to confirm a FINRA arbitration award.
Belesis, et al. v. Lowery
No. 15-cv-02633 (S.D.N.Y.)
Counsel to investor in a motion to confirm a FINRA arbitration award including punitive damages.
Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC v. Ford Kennelly
No. 07-cv-01421 (N.D. Ill.)
Counsel to investor in a motion to confirm an NFA arbitration award.
Receivership and Trustee Matters
When a scheme collapses, a court-appointed receiver or bankruptcy trustee takes over whatever assets remain. The firm works alongside SEC, CFTC, and bankruptcy receivers to recover money for the investors left behind.
SEC v. Natural Diamonds Investment Co., et al.
No. 19-cv-80633 (S.D. Fla.)
James D. Sallah, as Receiver for OM Global Investment Fund, LLC v. BGT Consulting, LLC
No. 16-cv-81483 (S.D. Fla.)
Soneet Kapila, as Ch. 7 Trustee v. ODL Securities, Inc., et al.
No. 11-cv-2725 (Bankr. S.D. Fla.)
Goldberg, et al. v. D&E Communications, Inc., et al.
No. 11-cv-22177 (S.D. Fla.)
Past results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict future cases or outcomes. Every case is different and is evaluated on its own facts. This is a representative selection and not a complete list of the firm's matters. Some matters were handled with co-counsel, and some were handled by the firm's attorneys at prior firms.
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