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Jeffrey B. Gittleman

Jeffrey B. Gittleman, a partner in Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, joined the firm in 1998. Since joining BR&B, Mr. Gittleman has litigated major antitrust and securities class actions throughout the country. He has been named a Pennsylvania Rising Star in the field of antitrust litigation by Philadelphia Magazine and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010.

Over the past decade, Mr. Gittleman has served in leadership roles in numerous antitrust cases, and has secured multi-million dollar recoveries against the manufacturers or producers of carbon fiber, automotive refinishing paint, graphite electrodes, flat glass, sodium gluconate, sorbates, polypropylene and nylon carpet, and metal building insulation. Currently, Mr. Gittleman is active in the following antitrust cases, among others: In re Fasteners Antitrust Litigation, before the Honorable R. Barclay Surrick in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; In re New Jersey Title Insurance Antitrust Litigation, before the Honorable Peter G. Sheridan in the District of New Jersey; In re Refrigerant Compressors Antitrust Litigation, before the Honorable Sean F. Cox in the Eastern District of Michigan; In re Aftermarket Filters Antitrust Litigation, before the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman in the Northern District of Illinois; In re Flat Glass (II) Antitrust Litigation, before the Honorable Donetta W. Ambrose in the Western District of Pennsylvania; In re Publication Paper Antitrust Litigation, before the Honorable Stefan R. Underhill in the District of Connecticut; In re Urethane Antitrust Litigation (Polyether Polyol Cases), before the Honorable John W. Lungstrum in the District of Kansas; and Standard Iron Works v. Arecelormitta, before the Honorable James B. Zagel in the Northern District of Illinois.

In addition to representing plaintiffs in antitrust class actions, Mr. Gittleman also has an active securities litigation practice. He played a key role representing the Florida State Board of Administration in In re Schering-Plough Securities Litigation, before the Honorable Katherine Hayden in the District of New Jersey, which recently settled for $165 million.  Mr. Gittleman also represented the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System in In re Mills Securities Litigation, before the Honorable Liam O’Grady in the Eastern District of Virginia, which recently settled for $202.75 million, the largest recovery ever in the Eastern District of Virginia.  Previously, he served as the lead trial attorney in Meikrantz v. Janney Montgomery Scott, et al., an arbitration before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) where he obtained a substantial award for his shareholder clients.  Mr. Gittleman was part of the trial team that represented Iridian Technologies, Inc. and its common shareholder-elected directors in a non-jury trial in the Chancery Court in Delaware in Equity Asset Investment Trust, Inc. v. John Daugman, et al.

Mr. Gittleman is active in community affairs and currently serves on the Board of the Anti-Defamation League.

Education:

Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1996)
Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1993)

Admissions:

Pennsylvania, 1996
New Jersey, 1996
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Publications:

Securities Litigation in the Wake of the Subprime Crisis
American Association for Justice Class Action Litigation Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 2 (Fall 2009)

Contact:

Jeffrey B. Gittleman
e: jgittleman@barrack.com
p: 215/963-0600
f: 215/963-0838

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