Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP

Securities Fraud Litigation

Partner

Mr. Zivitz concentrates his practice in the area of securities litigation. Mr. Zivitz has achieved extraordinary results in securities fraud cases. His work has led to the recovery of more than $1 billion for damaged clients and class members.

Mr. Zivitz has represented dozens of major institutional investors in securities class actions and private litigation. He is skilled in all aspects of complex litigation, from developing and implementing strategies, to conducting merits and expert discovery, to negotiating resolutions. Mr. Zivitz has served as lead or co-lead counsel in many of the largest securities class actions in the U.S., including cases against Bank of America, Celgene, Goldman Sachs, Hewlett-Packard, JPMorgan, Pfizer, Tenet Healthcare, and Walgreens.

Mr. Zivitz's extensive courtroom experience serves his clients well in trial situations, as well as pre-trial proceedings and settlement negotiations. He served as one of the lead plaintiffs’ attorneys in the only securities fraud class action arising out of the financial crisis to be tried to a jury verdict, has handled a Daubert trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and successfully argued dispositive motions before federal district and appeals courts throughout the country.

Before joining Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, Mr. Zivitz worked at the international law firm Drinker Biddle and Reath, primarily representing defendants in large, complex litigation. His experience on the defense side of the bar provides a unique perspective in prosecuting complex plaintiffs’ litigation.

Mr. Zivitz is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; United States Supreme Court; USDC, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; USDC, District of New Jersey; USCA, Second Circuit;  USCA, Sixth Circuit; USCA, Seventh Circuit; USCA, Ninth Circuit; USCA, Tenth Circuit; USCA, Eleventh Circuit.

University of Michigan, B.A., with distinction 1992; Duke University School of Law, J.D. 1995