Lauren A. Ormsbee

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.

Lauren has been recognized as one of "The Top 50 Attorneys of New York" by Attorney Intel and as a “Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyer” by Lawdragon. Crain's New York Business selected her to its list of “Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys.”

Lauren 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, Lauren was a Partner at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP focusing on complex commercial and securities litigation. Previously, Lauren 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.

Lauren 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 Pension Attorneys and serves on Law360’s Securities Editorial Advisory Board.

Lauren earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was the Research Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Lauren received her Bachelor of Arts from Duke University.