Lauren A. Ormsbee is a Partner in the New York office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP. Leading one of the Firm’s Securities Litigation teams, her practice focuses on prosecuting complex securities fraud cases on behalf of institutional investors. She is actively overseeing cases against New York Community Bancorp, Extreme Networks, and QuidelOrtho Corporation.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | Securities Fraud Litigation, Plaintiff |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2025 | Securities Litigation, Plaintiff |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2025 | Securities Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2024 | Securities Litigation |
| The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2023 | Securities Litigation |
| The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2022 | Securities Litigation |
| The 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2021 | Securities Litigation |
| The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2020 | Securities Litigation |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2019 | Securities Litigation |
Ormsbee has obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in recoveries representing institutional investors and individuals in a variety of class and direct actions involving securities fraud and other fiduciary violations, including In re HealthSouth Bondholder Litigation, resulting in a $230 million recovery; In re Wilmington Trust Securities Litigation, resulting in a $210 million recovery; In re SCANA Corporation Securities Litigation, resulting in a $192.5 million recovery; In re Allergan Generic Drug Pricing Securities Litigation, resulting in a $130 million recovery; In re New Century Securities Litigation, resulting in a $125 million recover; and Lilien v. Olaplex Holdings, Inc., resulting in a $47.5 million recovery, among others.
Prior to joining the Firm, Ormsbee was a Partner at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP focusing on complex commercial and securities litigation. Previously, Ormsbee was an associate at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Colleen McMahon in the Southern District of New York.
Ormsbee is an active member of the New York City Bar Association, where she previously served as Co-Chair of the Securities Litigation Committee and Chaired the annual Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute. She is also a member of the National Association of Public Pe
