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Pomerantz LLP Offices
600 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK 10016
NEW YORK
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Pomerantz LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings
Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: plaintiff Tier 2
‘The team were easy to work with, detailed in preparation and punctual', say clients of Pomerantz LLP, noting that the lawyers ‘give clear advice and their reporting is second to none'. The firm’s track record hinges on the $3bn settlement it secured for investors in Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras, which remains the fifth-largest securities fraud settlement in US history. In the New York office, Jeremy A. Lieberman leads the ‘efficient and attentive’ group, in which Emma Gilmore is among the standout partners. Together, they secured $26,5m for lead plaintiff Yun Wang in a securities class action brought against Deutsche Bank for its misstatements about the efficiency of its anti-money laundering and Know-Your-Customer controls. Tamar Weinrib is also recognised as an ‘exceptionally well-prepared, organized, highly competent, and effective’ partner, having defeated motions to dismiss in Theodore v. Purecycle Technologies, Inc. et al., which concerns a de-SPAC transaction in 2021. Michael J. Wernke and Austin Van are also key members of the practice. Head of client services Jennifer Pafiti, who divides her time between the Los Angeles and London offices, ‘has excellent industry knowledge and her personable style makes her a go-to advisor’.
Practice head(s):
Jeremy A. Lieberman
Other key lawyers:
Jennifer Pafiti; Tamar Weinrib; Michael J. Wernke; Emma Gilmore; Austin Van; Mathew Tuccillo
Testimonials
‘The team were easy to work with, detailed in preparation and punctual.’
‘I was impressed with their professionalism.’
‘Pomerantz give clear advice in their communications to their clients. Their reporting is second to none, head and shoulders above the opposition.’
‘Jennifer Pafiti and Jeremy A. Lieberman are excellent in their communications and explanations of the legal and technical details of cases.’
‘Jennifer Pafiti has excellent industry knowledge and her personable style makes her a go-to advisor in this area.’
‘The team at Pomerantz is efficient and attentive.’
‘I was particularly impressed with Tamar Weinrib. She was always exceptionally well-prepared, organized, highly competent, and effective. I found her to be accessible and observed that she clearly loved what she does as well as excelled in it.’
‘Pomerantz firm is small enough to still have that very personal feeling. They give you their unlimited attention.’
Key clients
Atudot Pension Fund for Employees and Independent Workers
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
Clal finance Betucha Investment Management
Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawaii
Iron Workers Locals 40, 361 & 417 Union Security Funds
Iron Workers Local 580 Joint Funds
Meitav Dash Investments Ltd.
Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd.
Migdal Insurance Co.
Phoenix Insurance Company Ltd.
Port Arthur Firemen’s Relief & Retirement Fund
Tellus Fonder AB
Temple Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund
Tesco Pensions Investment Limited
Texas City Firefighter’s Relief & Retirement Fund
Work highlights
- As sole Lead Counsel, secured final approval of a $26.25 million settlement for investors in a class action brought against the Bank concerning deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and know-your-customer controls. The Bank’s onboarding of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and individuals linked to terrorism were at the heart of this case.
- Secured final court approval of a $74 million settlement on behalf of the investor class in a securities class action that arose from alleged misstatements by the company regarding the safety of the insulation panels that were later implicated in the Grenfell tower fire in London that killed 72 people in June 2017, the deadliest UK fire in more than a century.
- Secured final court approval of a $22 million settlement on behalf of the investor class in a securities class action that arose from Medicare provider Clover Health’s alleged kickbacks and undisclosed third-party deals. Formed by “SPAC King” Chamath Palihapitiya, Clover raised $3.7 billion in its merger, before it was revealed that it had been under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice even during its SPAC combination.
Pomerantz LLP > Firm Profile
History: Pomerantz LLP is one of the most respected law firms in the United States dedicated to representing investors. The firm was founded in 1936 by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, widely regarded as a legal pioneer and “dean” of the plaintiffs’ securities bar, who helped secure the right of investors to bring class and derivative actions.
Leadership: Today, led by managing partner Jeremy A Lieberman, the firm maintains the commitments to excellence and integrity passed down by Abe Pomerantz.
Results: In 2018, Pomerantz achieved a historic $3bn settlement for defrauded investors as well as precedent-setting legal rulings, in In re Petrobras Securities Litigation. Pomerantz consistently shapes the law, having won landmark decisions that expanded and protected investor rights and initiated historic corporate governance reforms, including securing the rights of US and foreign institutions that purchased BP shares abroad to bring common law claims in US court.
Global expertise: Jennifer Pafiti, partner and head of client services, is dually qualified to practice in the United States and United Kingdom. Our Paris office is headed by French lawyer, Nicolas Tatin, Pomerantz’s director-business development consultant for France, Benelux, Monaco and Switzerland. Attorneys Eitan Lavie and Orly Guy head our Tel Aviv office. In addition to the firm’s in-house teams, Pomerantz utilizes an extensive network of prominent law firms in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the Middle East, so that we are ready to assist clients, wherever they are situated, in recovering monies lost due to corporate misconduct and securities fraud. Our team of attorneys is collectively fluent in English, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Farsi, French, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Taiwanese and Ukranian.
Practice: Pomerantz protects, expands, and vindicates shareholder rights through our securities litigation services and portfolio monitoring program. The firm represents some of the largest pension funds, asset managers and institutional investors around the globe, monitoring assets of over $6.8 trillion, and growing. Pomerantz’s practice includes corporate governance, antitrust, and strategic consumer litigation.
Recognition: In 2021, Jeremy Lieberman and Jennifer Pafiti were honored by Lawdragon as among the 500 Leading Lawyers in the United States, and Pomerantz was ranked as a top plaintiffs’ firm by both The Legal 500 and Chambers USA. In 2020, Pomerantz was named Plaintiff Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation, received European Pensions’ Thought Leadership Award; the New York Law Journal honored Jeremy Lieberman as a Distinguished Leader. In 2019, Jeremy Lieberman was named Plaintiff Attorney of the Year by Benchmark Litigation, and Pomerantz received Benchmark Litigation’s National Case Impact Award for In re Petrobras Securities Litig. In 2018, Pomerantz was a Law360 Securities Practice Group of the Year and a finalist for the National Law Journal’s Elite Trial Lawyers award; Jeremy Lieberman was named a Law360 Titan of the Plaintiffs’ Bar and a Benchmark Litigation Star. Among other accolades, many of our attorneys have been chosen by their peers, year after year, as Super Lawyers® Top-Rated Securities Litigation Attorneys and Rising Stars.
Pomerantz is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris and Tel Aviv.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Securities litigation | Jeremy A Lieberman | jalieberman@pomlaw.com | +1 212 661 1100 |
| Securities litigation | Patrick V Dahlstrom | pdahlstrom@pomlaw.com | +1 312 377 1181 |
| Corporate governance | Gustavo F Bruckner | gfbruckner@pomlaw.com | +1 212 661 1100 |
| Securities litigation | Jennifer Pafiti | jpafiti@pomlaw.com | +1 310 405 7190 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Number of Partners : 13 Number of Other Fee-Earners : 60Languages
English (fluent) Arabic Chinese (Mandarin) Farsi (Persian) French Italian Portuguese Romanian Spanish TaiwaneseOther
Managing Partner : Jeremy A Lieberman (jalieberman@pomlaw.com)- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: plaintiff