In re Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Forex Transactions Litigation

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES

LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge.

In early 2011, following the unsealing of certain qui tarn lawsuits,2 allegations emerged that Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) had overcharged certain of its custodial clients for foreign exchange services for over a decade. Several lawsuits followed, including, inter alia, customer class actions,3 ERISA class actions,4 cases *305brought by the Department of Justice5 and the New York Attorney General,6 false claims cases brought by certain California governmental subdivisions,7 and a securities class action brought…