Douglas Risen is a shareholder of the firm and has been a member of Berger & Montague’s Securities Litigation Department since 1998, concentrating his practice in complex class litigation with an emphasis on the private civil prosecution of securities fraud.  Mr. Risen’s significant successes in this area include: In re Ikon Office Solutions ($111 million settlement) and In re Safety-Kleen Corp. ($44.5 million settlement).  Mr. Risen also handles class cases for consumer fraud, predatory lending, and disability discrimination, among other areas.

Mr. Risen is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University (B.A. magna cum laude 1994) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D. 1997).  He is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.