Ann E. Gittleman concentrates her practice on prosecuting complex securities litigations on behalf of institutional investors. Since joining the Firm, Ms. Gittleman has been a member of a team prosecuting the In re Countrywide Securities Litigation.

Prior to joining Labaton Sucharow, Ms. Gittleman, a Certified Public Accountant, practiced securities class action litigation as an associate at another New York-based securities class action firm. Ms. Gittleman began her career at Schiavetti, Corgan, Soscia, Diedwards & Nicholson LLP, where she worked as a litigation associate in professional liability matters before federal and state courts.

Ms. Gittleman earned a B.S. and a B.A., both magna cum laude, from Bryant University in 1999, and received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 2004, where she was a member of both the Moot Court Honor Society and the Securities Law Association. She was also the recipient of the Alexander and Emily Mehr Memorial Prize for Excellence in Oral Advocacy. During law school, Ms. Gittleman worked as a Legal Assistant with the Office of the General Counsel at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where she interacted with governmental organizations, such as the SEC, IRS and Attorney General Office, in coordinating and facilitating investigations of the firm. 

Ms. Gittleman is admitted to practice in New York and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and before the following federal courts: the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.