Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins is seeking to include foreign shareholders of the embattled Societe Generale in a class action suit against the bank, to be adjudicated in the U.S.

CSG&R is one of a number of firms that had been competing for to slot in the SocGen case. As of July 23rd, they won the day and will be act as lead counsel.

A Manhattan district court will ultimately decide whether foreign citizens can be included in the class, but CSR&G has had UK public relations firm, Byfield Consultancy to drum up publicity abroad.

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