MINNEAPOLIS (September 6, 2012)—BTI Consulting Group, a leading provider of strategic research to law firms and general counsel, has ranked Leonard, Street and Deinard a "standout firm" in the area of securities and finance litigation in its 2013 BTI Litigation Outlook report.

The firm is one of only 14 firms nationwide—and the only firm outside the AmLaw 100—to be ranked a "standout" firm.

BTI's annual ranking is based on interviews with 240 corporate counsel across the country asked to identify firms they would turn to when facing significant securities and finance-related litigation.

Leonard, Street and Deinard's Securities and Financial Services Litigation practice has national reach, representing some of the largest and best known companies in the country in a wide range of securities matters including class actions, investigations and enforcement proceedings.

The firm's elite group of senior attorneys come from high-profile law firms in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago and from premier law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Justice. The firm's former federal prosecutors enhance the team's expertise with their wealth of trial experience.

For more information about our Class Action and Financial Services Litigation practice, contact Todd Noteboom at todd.noteboom@leonard.com or 612-335-1894.