Jeremy A. Lieberman
Position:
Partner
Office:
New York
Practice Areas:
Law School:
Fordham University School of Law
Admitted:
State of New York; U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Jeremy A. Lieberman became associated with the Firm in August 2004, and became a partner in January 2010.
At Pomerantz, Mr. Lieberman specializes in securities litigation. He has had an active role in a number of high-profile securities class and derivative actions, including Comverse Technology Sec. Litig., in which he and his partners achieved a historic $225 million settlement on behalf of the Class, which was the second-largest options backdating settlement to date; and In re Mutual Funds Investment Litigation.
Mr. Lieberman was lead counsel in In re Medicis Corp. Sec. Litig., in which the Court recently approved an $18 million settlement, and is lead counsel in In re China North East Petroleum Corp. Sec. Litig. and co-lead counsel in In re MELA Sciences, Inc. Sec. Litig. and Arar v. Gerova Financial Group. Ltd.
Mr. Lieberman regularly consults with Pomerantz‟s international institutional clients, including pension funds, about their rights under the U.S. securities laws. Mr. Lieberman is working with the firm‟s international clients to craft a response to the Supreme Court‟s ruling in Morrison v. Nat’l Australia Bank, Ltd.., 130 S. Ct. 2869 (2010), which limited the ability of foreign investors to seek redress under the federal securities laws.
Mr. Lieberman is a frequent lecturer regarding current corporate governance and securities litigation issues. In December 2011 he spoke at the Annual Provident Funds Coalition Conference in Eilat, Israel on Morrison and its implications for TASE investors. He also recently led a discussion at the National Summit on the Future of Fiduciary Responsibility regarding pre-litigation conflict resolution strategies.
Mr. Lieberman graduated from Fordham University School of Law in 2002. While in law school, he served as a staff member of the Fordham Urban Law Journal. Upon graduation, he began his career at a major New York law firm as a litigation associate, where he specialized in complex commercial litigation.
Mr. Lieberman is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Federal Bar Council. He is admitted to practice in New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits.
