Jeffrey M. Haber received his B.S. from the State University
of New York at Buffalo in 1985, graduating magna cum laude and
as a phi beta kappa. He received his J.D. in 1988 from Hofstra
University School of Law, where he was a notes and comments
editor for the International Property Law Journal. Upon graduation,
Mr. Haber concentrated his practice in securities and commodity
law, with a New York law firm, where he represented both plaintiffs
and defendants in arbitrations and litigations in various state
and federal courts and self-regulatory agencies. In 1991, Mr.
Haber became associated with, and later a member of, a New York
plaintiffs' firm, Weschler Harwood LLP, where he concentrated
his practice on securities and consumer fraud class actions,
antitrust class actions, and shareholders' rights litigation.
In April 2000, Mr. Haber joined Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz,
LLP as a partner, concentrating his practice in complex class
action litigation involving shareholders' rights, securities
fraud, and consumer protection litigation. In his career, Mr.
Haber has been a member of multiple trial teams in civil cases,
and has conducted numerous securities arbitrations before the
NASD and NYSE.
Mr. Haber has been lead counsel, co-lead counsel, or a member
of an executive committee in a number of notable and successful
class action litigations, including: In re Taxable Municipal
Bonds Litigation ($110 million settlement) and In re
JDN Realty Corp. Securities Litigation ($16.8 million settlement),
which collectively resulted in millions of dollars in settlements
to the respective classes. Mr. Haber also has been lead counsel,
co-lead counsel, or a member of an executive committee in a
number of successful shareholder rights' litigations, including:
In re Archer Daniels Midlands Corp. Derivative Litigation,
(Del. Ch.) (settlement benefit in excess of $8 million); In
re The Times Mirror Co. Shareholders Litigation, (Del.
Ch.) (settlement benefit in excess of $20 million); and Edge
Partners L.P. v. Dockser (D. Md.) (settlement benefit
in excess of $11 million). Mr. Haber played a significant role
in the factual investigation of In re Home Shopping Network
Inc. Derivative Litigation, which led to a settlement benefit
in excess of $20 million. He also played a significant role
in the investigation and prosecution of In re Banc One Securities
Litigation, which resulted in a $45 million settlement.
Mr. Haber further served as lead counsel in a precedent-setting
decision under the Investment Company Act of 1940 regarding
the independence of directors serving on multiple boards of
mutual funds operated by the same investment company. Mr. Haber
is currently co-lead counsel in In re Xerox Securities Litigation,
among other notable securities class action. He is also the
partner in charge of day-to-day supervision in In re Royal
Dutch/Shell Transport Securities Litigation.
Mr. Haber is admitted to the Bar of the State of New York,
the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and
the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern
Districts of New York, the Western District of Pennsylvania,
and the District of Arizona.
