Overview

About Us

Zamansky & Associates, headed by Jacob H. Zamansky, is one of the leading plaintiff's securities arbitration firms in the country. Our firm represents individual and institutional investors in arbitration claims against major Wall Street firms. The firm's mission is to provide first-class litigation and arbitration services on a contingency fee basis.

Mr. Zamansky received worldwide recognition for his landmark case against Merrill Lynch on behalf of a New York pediatrician who claimed that he was misled by the stock research of the former superstar Merrill Lynch Analyst Henry Blodget. The successful resolution of the case led to worldwide recognition of Mr. Zamansky's work and to the conflicts of interest investigation by New York Attorney General Elliot Spitzer, which resulted in a $1.4 billion Global Wall Street settlement.

Mr. Zamansky has been a frequent commentator and "source" on CNBC, CNN, National Network News and FOX Business News and has been quoted for publication in virtually every financial and legal publication including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Money Magazine, The New Yorker, Business Week and Fortune Magazine.

The firm handles complex securities arbitrations involving stock analyst research, suitability, churning and other securities industry disputes.

Mr. Zamansky is also a sought-after lecturer for industry and legal groups around the country.

Mr. Zamansky's victory in the landmark Prodigy on-line libel case brought him national recognition and contributed to the development of the emerging internet law. He has won jury trials and arbitrations involving securities, employment, defamation and other claims.

• Firm Mission: We endeavor to provide first-class litigation services on a contingency basis or competitive billable rates.
• Securities Cases: Customer claims, intra-industry disputes, electronic trading, NASD/SEC regulatory.
• Employment Cases: Wrongful termination, sexual harassment, employment discrimination (sex, age, race, disability), employee defamation on Form U-5.
• Experience: Twenty-six years of litigation, trials, arbitrations and mediations.
• Career Highlights: Landmark Prodigy on-line libel victory, winning verdicts in significant federal and state court jury and bench trials; numerous successful arbitration hearings.
• Media Recognition: Television interviews (Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, CNN Moneyline, CNBC, Bloomberg, Business Report); quoted for publication in legal and financial publications including The Wall Street Law Journal, New York Times, Money Magazine, National Law Journal, New York Law Journal ("Litigator Hits 'Big Time' with Prodigy Libel Win"), American Lawyer; Securities Industry publications.
• Community Service: New York and International Bar Associations; publications in various legal journals; Temple Emanu-El Men's Club Board of Directors.
• Edward H. Glenn, Jr., Mr. Zamansky's senior associate, has nine years experience in securities and employment arbitration litigation.