Howard B. Sirota
Of Counsel Phone: (212) 269-1400
Fax: (212) 809-5449
120 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Howard B. Sirota is a graduate of Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A. 1971) and Brooklyn Law School (J.D. 1978). A former junior securities analyst for Cowen & Co. and Furman Selz, he was an enforcement staff attorney for the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), the regulatory body for the over–the–counter market, from 1978 to 1980 when he entered the private practice of law. Mr. Sirota is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the four Federal District Courts in New York, and in the State of New York. Mr. Sirota has tried numerous cases in federal and state courts, as well as numerous arbitrations and administrative hearings. He is a Founder of K'hal Bais Yitzchak in Brooklyn, NY, and the President of the Piesker Brotherhood Benevolent Association, an advisor to the New York Cued Speech Association, and a Trustee of the Philip & Sarah Cohen Fund.
Education
J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1978
B.A., Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, 1971
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New YorkU.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Courts, Second Circuit, Court of Appeals
Profesional Activities
K'hal Bais Yitzchak in Brooklyn, NY, Founder
Piesker Brotherhood Benevolent Association, President
New York Cued Speech Association, Advisor
Philip & Sarah Cohen Fund, Trustee
Reported Decisions
Billing v. Credit Suisse, 551 U.S. 264, 127 S.Ct. 2383 (2007)
In Re IPO Securities Litigation, 483 F.3d 70 (2nd Cir. 2007)
In Re IPO Securities Litigation, 471 F.3d 24 (2nd Cir. 2006)
In Re Cendant Securities Litigation, 264 F.3d 201(3d Cir. 2001)
In Re Cendant Securities Litigation, 260 F.3d 183 (3d Cir. 2001)
Levine v. NL Industries, 926 F.2d 199(2nd Cir. 1991)
Cosmas v. Hassett, 886 F.2d 8(2nd. Cir. 1989)
In Re Crazy Eddie Securities Litigation:
906 F. Supp. 840(EDNY 1995)824 F. Supp. 320(EDNY 1993)
817 F. Supp. 306(EDNY 1993)
812 F. Supp. 33(EDNY 1993)
802 F. Supp. 804(EDNY 1992)
792 F. Supp. 197(EDNY 1992)
747 F. Supp. 850(EDNY 1990)
740 F. Supp. 149(EDNY 1990)
714 F. Supp. 1285(EDNY 1989)
S.E.C. v. Lorin, 877 F.Supp. 1992(SDNY 1995)
In Re Checkers Securities Litigation, 858 F. Supp. 1168(MDFL 1994)
In Re Cedar Hill Cemetary Litigation, 853 F. Supp. 706(SDNY 1994)
In Re Sahlen & Associates, 773 F. Supp. 342(SDFL 1991)
Wiley v. Hughes Capital Corp., 746 F. Supp. 1264(DNJ 1990) Grunwald v. Borenfreund, 668 F. Supp. 128(EDNY 1987)
Golar v. Daniels & Bell, 533 F. Supp. 1021(SDNY 1982)
Freedom National Bank v. Daniels & Bell, 528 F. Supp. 680(SDNY 1981)
Bruan Gordon v. Hellmers, 502 F. Supp. 897(SDNY 1980), vacated on rehearing Fed. Sec. L. Rep. Para. 97,668[1980 Tfr. Binder]