Celebrating 10 Years of Advocacy, Accountability, and Results

This year marks a major milestone for Girard Bengali, APC: 10 years of fighting for individuals, investors, employees, executives, and financial professionals who needed experienced advocates in their corner.

Over the past decade, our firm has expanded both in scope and experience, building a practice focused on securities arbitration, employment litigation, FINRA disputes, investment fraud, and representing individuals who have been harmed by misconduct. Through it all, our mission has remained the same: to hold powerful institutions accountable and pursue meaningful results for our clients.

Over the last 10 years, Girard Bengali has:

• Recovered over a hundred millions dollars on behalf of clients
• Represented investors in complex FINRA arbitrations and securities fraud matters involving broker misconduct, unsuitable investments, elder financial abuse, and breach of fiduciary duty
• Successfully represented employees and executives in cases involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, equal pay violations, wrongful termination, and workplace misconduct
• Advocated for financial professionals in employment disputes, regulatory investigations, FINRA matters, and U-5 disputes
• Expanded its practice into nationally recognized sexual assault, abuse, and trafficking litigation 
• Published dozens of educational legal articles focused on investor protection, employment rights, and fraud prevention
• Continued growing its presence across California with offices in Beverly Hills, Newport Beach, and San Francisco  

The past year alone has been one of the most significant in the firm’s history.

In addition to securing over $26 million in settlements on behalf of individuals, employees, executives, and investors, Girard Bengali continued to expand its national profile through high-impact litigation and industry recognition. The firm handled matters involving investment fraud, broker misconduct, workplace abuse, and nationally publicized entertainment industry cases.  

This year also brought another major honor: founding partners Robert J. Girard II and Omar H. Bengali were once again selected to the 2026 Super Lawyers list, a distinction awarded to no more than 2.5% of attorneys in California.  

For Mr. Girard, this marks his twelfth consecutive year as a Super Lawyer, following three years as a Rising Star. Mr. Bengali earned Super Lawyer recognition for the fourth consecutive year after previously being recognized as a Rising Star for six years.  

While we are proud of the results, awards, and growth, the most meaningful part of the last decade has been the trust our clients place in us during some of the most difficult moments of their lives and careers.

Behind every case is a person, family, or business facing uncertainty, financial harm, reputational damage, or personal trauma. We never lose sight of that responsibility.

As we begin our next decade, we remain committed to the same principles that guided the firm from day one:

• Aggressive advocacy
• Thoughtful strategy
• Personalized client service
• And relentless pursuit of justice and accountability

To our clients, colleagues, co-counsel, and community: thank you for being part of the journey.

We look forward to what comes next.