FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2011 

Labaton Sucharow LLP Announces that Jay L. Himes Has Been Elected Chair of New York State Bar Association's Antitrust Law Section

NEW YORK (January 27, 2011)—Labaton Sucharow LLP announced today that Jay L. Himes has been elected chair of the 530-member Antitrust Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. His selection was made at the group's annual meeting today.  

Mr. Himes co-chairs the Firm's antitrust practice group. He concentrates his practice on representing plaintiffs in price-fixing class action cases, and on protecting businesses from anticompetitive activities. Prior to joining Labaton Sucharow, he served for nearly eight years as the antitrust bureau chief in the New York Attorney General's office. He previously practiced complex litigation for 25 years at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.  

A nine-year member of the State Bar, Mr. Himes most recently served as vice-chair of the Antitrust  Law Section. He also co-chairs the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section's antitrust committee, and is a member of that Section's executive committee.  

Mr. Himes is a frequent lecturer and author on antitrust and class actions. He also is a member of antitrust, litigation, and intellectual property groups in the New York City Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Himes further serves on the advisory boards of the BNA Antitrust & Trade Regulation Reporter and of the Antitrust Chronicle.  

Mr. Himes earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin, and received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School, magna cum laude.  

Labaton Sucharow LLP, with offices in New York, New York and Wilmington, Delaware, is one of the country's premier law firms representing institutional investors in class action and complex securities litigation, as well as consumers and businesses in class actions seeking to recover damages for anticompetitive practices. The Firm has been a champion of investor and consumer rights for close to 50 years, seeking recovery of current losses and necessary governance reforms to protect investors and consumers. Labaton Sucharow has been recognized for its excellence by the courts and its peers. More information about Labaton Sucharow is available at  www.labaton.com  

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