Alan I. Ellman concentrates his practice on prosecuting complex securities fraud cases on behalf of institutional investors. Currently, he is actively involved in prosecuting In re Kingate Management Limited Securities Litigation and In re Optimal U.S. Litigation. Since joining Labaton Sucharow, Mr. Ellman has been a member of the co-lead counsel teams in federal securities class actions against Satyam Computer Services Ltd. and Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. Mr. Ellman was a member of the team that successfully litigated the stock options backdating case In re Mercury Interactive Corp. Securities Litigation, which resulted in a $117.5 million settlement. He also is experienced in lead plaintiff motion practice and new case development. In September 2006, Mr. Ellman received a Volunteer and Leadership Award from Housing Conservation Coordinators (HCC) for his pro bono service defending a client in Housing Court against a non-payment action, arguing an appeal before the Appellate Term, and staffing HCC's legal clinic. He also successfully appealed a pro bono client's criminal sentence before the Appellate Division. Mr. Ellman co-authored the article "US Focus: Time for Action" in the U.K.'s Legal Week. Prior to joining Labaton Sucharow, Mr. Ellman practiced securities litigation and regulatory enforcement defense as an associate at Chadbourne & Parke LLP. Mr. Ellman received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He graduated cum laude from the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he earned a B.A. in Political Science and a B.S. in Management, with a concentration in Finance. He is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Noteworthy US Focus: Time for action Investor Alert: General Counsels at the Center of the Options Backdating Storm Stock Option Backdating-The Latest Waive in Corporate Graft Ongoing Cases In re Kingate Management Limited Litigation In re Optimal U.S. Litigation Settled Cases In re Satyam Computer Services, Ltd. Securities Litigation In re Mercury Interactive Securities Litigation |