Alfred L. Fatale III

Alfred L. Fatale III is a Partner in the New York office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP.  Leading one of the Firm’s Securities Litigation teams, he is actively overseeing litigation against Concho Resources, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Rent the Runway, and The Honest Company, Inc., among others.

Alfred's success in moving the needle in the legal industry has earned him recognition from Chambers & Partners USA as a "top Securities Litigator," as well as The National Law Journal as a "Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Trailblazer" and The American Lawyer as a "Northeast Trailblazer."  Business Today named Alfred one of the “Top 10 Most Influential Securities Litigation Lawyer in New York.” Lawdragon has recognized him as one of the country’s "Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers," "Leading Litigators," and "Next Generation Lawyers."  Benchmark Litigation also recognized him as a "Future Star" and named him to their “40 & Under List,” and The Best Lawyers in America® listed him as one of the “Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch” in the Litigation: Securities category.

Alfred led the team that secured a $200 million recovery (pending final court approval) in Boston Retirement System v. Uber Technologies, Inc., a case that alleged Uber’s $8.1 billion IPO offering documents misrepresented the company’s business model, growth strategy, passenger safety efforts, and financial condition.

In addition, Alfred represents individual and institutional investors in cases related to the protection of the financial markets and public securities offerings in trial and appellate courts throughout the country.  In particular, he is leading the Firm’s efforts to litigate securities claims in state courts following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund while also overseeing litigation of several cases in federal courts.  

Since joining the Firm in 2016, Alfred has lead the investigation and prosecution of successful cases such as In re ADT Inc. Securities Litigation, resulting in a $30 million recovery; In re BrightView Holdings, Inc. Securities Litigation, resulting in a $11.5 million recovery; John Ford, Trustee of the John Ford Trust v. UGI Corporation, resulting in a $10.25 million recovery; Plymouth County Retirement Association v. Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc., resulting in a $9 million recovery; In re SciPlay Corp. Securities Litigation, resulting in an $8.275 million recovery; and In re Livent Corp. Securities Litigation, resulting in a $7.4 million recovery.  

Prior to joining Labaton Keller Sucharow, Alfred was an Associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, where he advised and represented financial institutions, investors, officers, and directors in a broad range of complex disputes and litigations including cases involving violations of federal securities law and business torts.

Alfred is an active member of the American Bar Association and the New York City Bar Association.

Alfred earned his Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School, where he was a member of the Cornell Law Review as well as the Moot Court Board.  He also served as a Judicial Extern under the Honorable Robert C. Mulvey.  He received his bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from Montclair State University.