Specializing in securities fraud litigation, Pomerantz LLP represents both domestic and global institutional investors and asset managers, and is led by Jeremy Lieberman, who is based in New York. The practice operates across six offices including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, London, and Tel Aviv, serving clients in various securities matters in many jurisdictions including the UK, Germany, Brazil, Sweden, and Italy. Lieberman’s practice spans securities fraud, derivative actions, consumer and antitrust litigation. Murielle Steven Walsh specializes in handling cases related to corporate malfeasance, while Emma Gilmore has vast experience representing clients in high-profile securities class actions. In Chicago, Joshua B. Silverman is a key port of call for matters related to shareholders’ rights, and Omar Jafri acts for defrauded investors in both individual and class actions.
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Key clients

  • Altshuler Shaham Investments House Ltd.
  • Amundi Asset Management
  • Arizona PSPRS
  • Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement Systme
  • AXA Investment Managers Paris
  • Canadian Pacific Railway Company
  • Clal Finance Betucha Investment Management
  • Comgest S.A. NConnecticut, State of, Office of the Treasurer
  • Dallas Police & Fire Pension System
  • Denver Employees Retirement Plan
  • Fonds de Reserve pour les retraites
  • Hallandale Beach Police Officers and Firefighters’ PensionFund

Work highlights

Secured a $70m settlement in a securities class action against Wynn Resorts Ltd. and its officers, marking one of the largest Section 10b-5 settlements tied solely to #MeToo allegations.
Negotiated an $80m settlement on behalf of the Class in a securities class action against Grab Holdings Ltd, “The Uber of the Southeast,” which is the 2nd-largestsecurities settlements ever in a SPAC litigation.
Secured a $40 million settlement in a securities class action against Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. arising from misrepresentations of the pharmaceutical company’s COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing operations.

Lawyers

Leading partners

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Practice head

Jeremy Lieberman

Other key lawyers

Murielle Steven Walsh; Joshua B. Silverman; Emma Gilmore; Omar Jafri