What Bragar Eagel & Squire does

Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. is a private New York professional corporation and nationally recognized stockholder rights law firm headquartered at 810 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, with additional offices in New Orleans, Charleston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The firm represents institutional investors (public retirement systems, union pension funds, European investment managers) and individual stockholders in securities fraud class actions, shareholder derivative suits, merger litigation, bankruptcy-related claims, and consumer protection class actions, operating almost exclusively on a contingency-fee basis where clients incur no out-of-pocket costs unless there is a monetary recovery. Its practice has produced multiple eight-figure settlements (e.g., $29.75 million in Latch, Inc.; $25 million in Wagner v. Third Avenue Management; $17.88 million in Cornerstone Therapeutics; $14.5 million in Enbridge Energy Partners) and court-ordered corporate governance reforms (Align Technology, Funko), alongside a precedential Ninth Circuit win in the Slack Technologies direct-listing case.

The firm's talent bench is the core of its delivery model: founder Lawrence P. Eagel is a former CPA and Grant Thornton auditor, joined by partners and shareholders including Marion Passmore, Brandon Walker, and Melissa A. Fortunato — each with prior tenure at peer plaintiff-side firms such as Bernstein Litowitz, Kirby McInerney, Levi & Korsinsky, and Motley Rice, as well as defense-side experience at Proskauer Rose. The firm is admitted across multiple federal circuits and state bars (New York, California, New Jersey, Montana, Connecticut, South Carolina), enabling nationwide lead-counsel capacity without local-counsel dependencies.

Bragar Eagel & Squire generates revenue exclusively through contingency-fee recoveries on successful litigation, with no publicly disclosed pricing, subscription, or retainer model. Its marketing motion is largely earned-media-driven — court filings, settlement press releases on its website, Super Lawyers attorney recognition, and a LinkedIn presence — rather than paid advertising. In 2025 the firm expanded its docket into consumer-protection and data-breach class actions (Radiology Associates of Richmond; PAC Housing Group), in addition to a steady stream of new securities investigations with lead-plaintiff deadlines extending into August 2026.

Name

Bragar Eagel & Squire

Legal name

Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C.

Website

https://bespc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. is a private national stockholder rights law firm that represents institutional and individual investors in securities class actions, derivative suits, merger litigation, bankruptcy claims, and consumer class actions on a contingency-fee basis across five U.S. offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Securities Litigation

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Securities litigation
• Shareholder rights
• Class action lawsuits
• Commercial litigation
• Consumer protection

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. is a national stockholder rights law firm that prosecutes securities fraud class actions, shareholder derivative lawsuits, merger litigation, bankruptcy-related litigation, and consumer protection class actions on behalf of institutional and individual investors. The firm represents clients in federal and state courts across the United States and operates on a contingency fee basis for class action litigation.

Product overview

Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. is a national stockholder rights law firm offering legal services in securities class action litigation, corporate governance/derivative cases, merger litigation, consumer protection, and bankruptcy-related litigation. The firm operates as a unified legal practice without a platform-plus-modules architecture, providing litigation services across multiple practice areas including stockholder and investor litigation, bankruptcy litigation, general commercial litigation, and consumer protection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stockholder and Investor Litigation

Quantifiable outcome

• Court appointed as lead counsel in Lilium N.V. securities case with court noting 'demonstrable evidence' of firm's 'extensive experience' in complex securities class actions
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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Co-Counsel Relationships (Various Cases)coreOthersThe firm regularly partners with other law firms as co-counsel in complex litigation matters. Notable co-counsel relationships include Align Technology settlement (worked with co-counsel achieving governance reforms), Funko Inc. settlement, and Latch, Inc. case settlements. The firm also partnered with co-counsel in the Radiology Associates of Richmond data breach litigation.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pomerantz LLP: Historic plaintiff securities litigation firm with deep experience in class actions and derivative suits. Directly comparable in target clients (institutional investors), practice areas, and contingency-fee structure.
• Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP: The leading plaintiff-side securities class action firm in the US, regularly serving as lead counsel in mega-cases. Directly comparable to Bragar Eagel & Squire in core practice areas, target clients (institutional investors), and contingency-fee model. One of BESQ's partners previously worked at BLBG.
• Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: Active plaintiff securities class action firm with a national practice. Directly comparable in core securities litigation and contingency-fee model; one of BESQ's partners previously practiced at Levi & Korsinsky.
• Block & Leviton LLP: Boston-based plaintiff securities litigation firm handling class actions and derivative suits. Directly comparable in core practice areas, contingency-fee model, and institutional investor representation.
• Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP: Active plaintiff securities class action firm handling securities fraud, derivative, and consumer class actions. Directly comparable in core securities practice, contingency-fee model, and role in lead plaintiff / lead counsel contests.
• Kirby McInerney LLP: Plaintiff-side securities and complex litigation firm focused on class actions and derivative suits. Directly comparable in practice mix and institutional client base; multiple BESQ partners previously practiced at Kirby McInerney.
• Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP: One of the largest plaintiff securities class action firms, with a national footprint and deep institutional investor client base. Directly comparable in practice focus, contingency model, and role as lead counsel in high-profile securities actions.
• Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP: Plaintiff securities and antitrust class action firm with national reach. Directly comparable in securities fraud, shareholder, and complex class action practice.
• Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP: A leading mid-to-large plaintiff securities and shareholder rights firm with strong institutional investor relationships. Directly comparable in securities class action, derivative, and merger litigation practices.
• Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP: Plaintiff securities class action firm with national practice. Directly comparable in securities fraud, derivative, and merger litigation; frequently competes for lead counsel appointments in the same cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bragar-eagel-squire-pc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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