Alan I. Ellman concentrates his practice in securities fraud class actions, working primarily in the Firm’s Case Development Group.  This select team analyzes potential liability of issuer companies, their officers and directors, and third-party defendants on behalf of individual and institutional investors, as well as beneficiaries of retirement plans.  

Prior to joining Labaton Sucharow, Mr. Ellman practiced securities litigation and regulatory enforcement defense as an associate in the New York office of Chadbourne & Parke LLP.

In September 2006, Mr. Ellman received a Volunteer and Leadership Award from the Housing Conservation Coordinators (HCC) for his pro bono service. While at Chadbourne & Parke, he partnered with the HCC to defend a client in Housing Court against a non-payment action, argue an appeal before the Appellate Term concerning an illegal apartment, and staff HCC's housing clinic.

Mr. Ellman received B.S.and B.A. degrees, cum laude, from Binghamton University in 1999 and a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2003. Mr. Ellman is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.