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Pomerantz is proud to announce that Partner Gustavo F. Bruckner has been selected to join Law360’s newly formed 2023 Delaware Editorial Advisory Board. The board will provide Law360 with feedback on its coverage and offer expert insight on how best to shape future coverage. As a recognized leader in corporate governance and the head of Pomerantz’s Corporate Governance Litigation group, Gustavo is uniquely familiar with Delaware law regarding shareholder-related litigation. And, as a fierce advocate for shareholder rights, Gustavo has set precedent and made new law with the derivative litigation he has brought in Delaware. In Strougo v. Hollander, Gustavo obtained a landmark ruling in Delaware by successfully arguing that bylaws…
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Jeremy Lieberman, Pomerantz’s Managing Partner, and Jennifer Pafiti, Partner and Head of Client Services, were named to Lawdragon’s list of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America for 2023. Lawdragon’s list “celebrates attorneys who shaped the legal industry in the past year and beyond.” Jeremy led the securities class action litigation against Brazil’s largest oil company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, which arose from a decades long, multi-billion-dollar kickback and bribery scheme. In 2018, Pomerantz, as sole Lead Counsel, achieved a historic $3 billion settlement for the Class – the largest securities class action settlement in a decade, the largest settlement ever in a securities class action involving…
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Pomerantz is proud to announce that attorney Omar Jafri has been promoted to Partner. A member of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice Group, who is based in its Chicago office, in just the last few years, Omar has appeared on behalf of investors in over two dozen securities cases, authored over 50 pleadings and briefs, taken and defended over two dozen depositions, and argued numerous substantive motions in the U.S. District Courts as well as multiple appeals in the U.S. Courts of Appeals. Over the last few years, Omar has played a key role in numerous cases where the Firm has achieved significant recoveries for defrauded shareholders as Lead, Co-Lead or Additional Counsel. Recently, Omar was an integral member of the Firm’s litigation team in a…
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Pomerantz is proud to announce that attorney Brian Calandra has been promoted to Partner. Brian is a member of the Firm’s Securities Litigation Practice and is based in the New York Office. Brian has extensive experience in securities, antitrust, complex commercial, and white-collar matters in federal and state courts nationwide. Before joining Pomerantz, Brian represented issuers and underwriters in securities class actions involving the financial, telecommunications, real estate, and pharmaceutical industries. He also represented financial institutions in antitrust class actions concerning foreign exchange; supra-national, sub-sovereign and agency bonds; bonds issued by the government of Mexico; and credit card fees. Since joining Pomerantz in 2019, Brian…
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Pomerantz is proud to announce that Justin D. D’Aloia has joined the Firm as a Partner. Justin is a member of the Securities Litigation Team in the Firm’s New York office. Justin has extensive experience litigating high-profile securities cases in federal and state courts across the country. He has represented issuers, underwriters, and senior executives in matters involving a range of industries, including the financial services, life sciences, real estate, technology, and consumer retail sectors. Justin’s practice covers the full spectrum of proceedings from pre-suit demand through settlement. Justin has received awards for his commitment to pro bono service, including the considerable hours he spent representing a wrongfully convicted…
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Pomerantz is proud to announce the promotion of J. Alexander Hood II to Partner. Alex focuses his practice on securities fraud litigation. He joined the Firm in 2015 as an Associate and was elevated to Of Counsel in 2019. Alex leads the Firm’s case origination team, identifying and investigating potential violations of the federal securities laws. Alex played a key role in securing Pomerantz’s appointment as Lead or Co-Lead Counsel in actions against Meta Platforms (Facebook), Yahoo! Inc., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., Wynn Resorts Limited, Mylan N.V., The Western Union Company, Perrigo Company plc, Blue Apron Holdings, Inc., AT&T Inc., Wells Fargo & Company, Raytheon…
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Pomerantz is proud to announce that Partner Murielle Steven Walsh has been selected to join Law360’s newly formed 2022 Securities Editorial Advisory Board. The board will provide Law360 with feedback on its coverage and offer expert insight on how best to shape future coverage of securities litigation, regulation, and enforcement. As a recognized leader in plaintiffs’ securities litigation, Murielle has successfully prosecuted securities class actions and corporate governance cases. Beyond winning substantial financial recoveries for clients and classes of defrauded investors, she has also secured precedential rulings from courts that have made new law…
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Pomerantz is proud to announce the promotion of Brenda Szydlo to Partner. Brenda focuses her practice on securities fraud litigation. She joined the Firm in 2016 as Of Counsel, bringing extensive experience in complex civil litigation in federal and state court on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants, with a particular focus on securities and financial fraud litigation, litigation against pharmaceutical corporations, accountants’ liability and commercial litigation. Brenda played a leading role in the Firm’s securities class action case in the Southern District of New York against Brazil’s largest oil company, Petrobras, arising from a multi-billion-dollar kickback and bribery scheme, in which the Firm, as sole Lead Counsel…
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