FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2010
Labaton Sucharow LLP Announces New Office Opening and 2010 Attorney Promotions NEW YORK (January 20, 2010) — Labaton Sucharow is pleased to announce that as a result of the increased demand by its growing institutional investor client base to address more directly corporate governance and fiduciary duty issues, the New York-based Firm has recently opened an office in Wilmington, Delaware, where the vast majority of U.S. corporations are incorporated.
The Delaware office will be managed by Sidney S. Liebesman. Mr. Liebesman, a former Partner at another national securities law firm, was elected to Partner at Labaton Sucharow effective January 1, 2010. A former decorated police officer and a member of the department’s elite Emergency Response Team, Mr. Liebesman will continue his already distinguished career representing institutional and individual investors in complex securities litigation and other cases involving shareholder rights. He earned a J.D. from Villanova School of Law in 1995 and a B.A. from the University of Delaware in 1986.
In addition, Labaton Sucharow announces that the following attorneys have been promoted effective January 1, 2010:
Jonathan Gardner (New York) was elected to Partner. Mr. Gardner, who has been with the Firm for 14 years, represents institutional and individual investors in securities litigation. He has been responsible for prosecuting many of the Firm’s options backdating cases and has represented the Court appointed Successor Liquidating Trustee of Lipper Convertibles LP in actions against its former auditor and over withdrawn former limited partners. (St. John’s University Law School, J.D., 1990; American University, B.S.B.A., 1987)
David J. Goldsmith (New York) was elected to Partner. Mr. Goldsmith, who has been with the firm for more than 11 years, represents institutional and individual investors in securities litigation. He is presently a senior member of the Lead Counsel team prosecuting the high-profile securities class action against Countrywide Financial Corporation, its auditors and certain underwriters of its securities offerings. (Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, J.D., 1996; University of Pennsylvania, M.A., B.A., 1993)
Richard T. Joffe (New York) was promoted to Senior Counsel. Mr. Joffe’s practice focuses on complex class action litigation, including securities fraud, antitrust and consumer fraud cases. Since joining the Firm in 2001, Mr. Joffe has pursued shareholder claims against Banc of America Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley, General Motors, Qwest Communications Int’l, Inc., Deloitte & Touche LLP and Fannie Mae, among others. (Columbia University Law School, J.D., 1993; Harvard University, Ph.D., 1984; Columbia University, B.A.,
summa cum laude, 1972)
Gregory Asciolla (New York) was promoted to Of Counsel. Mr. Asciolla has extensive experience in antitrust law. He focuses his practice on representing consumers and businesses in complex antitrust and commodities class actions. Currently, Mr. Asciolla is representing clients in several important antitrust matters involving alleged price-fixing and other anticompetitive practices including
In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation,
In re Aftermarket Filters Antitrust Litigation, and
In re Marine Hose Antitrust Litigation. (Catholic University of America, J.D., 1993; Boston College, A.B.,
cum laude, 1987)
Ethan D. Wohl (New York) was promoted to Of Counsel. Mr. Wohl practices in the areas of complex securities class actions and transactional shareholder litigation. He has also represented major U.S. and European institutional investors in evaluating and prosecuting individual securities fraud cases. (New York University School of Law, J.D.,
magna cum laude, 1993; University of Chicago, B.A., with honors, 1989)
Labaton Sucharow LLP, with offices in New York and Wilmington, Delaware, is one of the country’s premier law firms representing institutional and individual investors in class action and complex securities litigation, as well as consumers and businesses in class actions seeking to recover damages for anticompetitive practices. The Firm has been a champion of investor and consumer rights for over 45 years, seeking recovery of current losses and necessary governance reforms to protect investors and consumers. The Firm has been recognized for its excellence by the courts and its peers. More information about Labaton Sucharow is available at
www.labaton.com ###
Stacey Szluka
212-907-0664
sszluka@labaton.com
