Class actions and collective proceedings are expanding in sophistication, size, and geographic reach. Claimant law firms and stakeholders increasingly operate across borders, driving parallel proceedings around the globe to increase risk to defendants and maximize recovery. If not managed decisively from the outset, group claims can become long-running disputes that adversely impact brand equity, profitability, and operational resilience.
HSF Kramer is the trusted, largest and jurisdictionally widest global defense firm for class actions and collective litigation. With award-winning teams in the most critical jurisdictions — the US, the UK and EMEA, Australia, and Asia — we combine deep local knowledge with coordinated cross-border execution to help our clients defend high-stakes disputes wherever they emerge. We are recognized for defending some of the most significant class and collective actions in recent years.
Rather than reinventing the wheel on a country-by-country basis, a core legal team who know the facts and the business impact from day one will stay with the litigation from its origin through every jurisdiction where it expands. This ensures strategic continuity and a single litigation narrative, all while eliminating duplication of effort and cost.
Anticipating Claimant Tactics
Class actions are never “one-size-fits-all.” They turn on industry dynamics, data flows, product lifecycles, pricing models, and public commitments. We bring deep experience across diverse sectors, including consumer, financial services, technology, automotive, and life sciences, supported by practical understanding of how claimant firms and litigation funders select targets, build narratives, and leverage procedural tools, across both local and multi-jurisdictional claims, including:
- Competition and antitrust class actions and collective claims.
- Consumer class actions, including ESG and other false advertising claims.
- Cybersecurity, Data privacy and AI class actions.
- Employment-related class actions, group claims and pension disputes.
- Product liability and life sciences claims (including coordinated litigation and mass actions).
- Shareholder and securities-related class actions.
Integrated Global Digital and AI Capabilities to Augment Efficiency
From the very beginning of multi-jurisdictional litigation, we look to deploy technology intelligently with support from our in-house Digital Legal team. We identify the right legal technology solutions at each stage, incorporating automation and AI into workflows, including:
- Market leading technology to manage class actions end-to-end, including document and workflow automation, analytics, and management information.
- End-to-end document management deployed on a secure, scalable, and state of the art platform.
- Financial modelling by applying valuation models at scale, including quantum recommendations and exposure modelling.
- Data analysis capabilities allow us to add value at each stage of a matter from triage of claims to providing analysis to experts and beyond.
We provide an end-to-end, integrated one team global approach to digital and AI technology without having to engage third parties. This is a key differentiator to many of our competitors, which both eliminates the risk of gaps in understanding or coverage and increases cost efficiencies and budget certainty for our clients.
Ready Whenever and Wherever Our Clients Need Us
With global coverage, local insight, and coordinated execution, HSF Kramer helps our clients manage exposure, protect brand equity, and achieve outcomes aligned to their business objectives.
For multinational companies facing class actions that cross borders and industries, efficiency and technology are not optional - they are essential. Our global team structure, paired with leading-edge digital litigation capabilities, sets a new standard in class action defense.
