Jake Zamansky (lawyer)

Jacob (Jake) H. Zamansky is an American securities arbitration attorney.

Career

Zamansky worked for the Federal Trade Commission as a federal prosecutor, and at the firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.[1][2] In June 2001, Zamansky won a securities arbitration case against Wall Street firm Merrill Lynch and stock analyst Henry Blodget and received a $400,000 settlement.[3][4][5][6]

In late 2006, Zamansky filed a case against a Long Island-based financial adviser alleging the defendant's clients were the victims of predatory lending.[7][8] Zamansky has represented securities professionals involved in employment disputes[9] and been involved in Termination Form U-5 defamation cases.[10] Zamansky has opposed the court ruling, (Rosenberg v. Metlife) which provides brokerage firm's with "absolute privilege" regarding what they write on a Form U-5.[11]

References
  1. McGeehan, Patrick "When Things Go Wrong: What can you do if you have a grievance about an on-line trade?" The Wall Street Journal September 8, 1998
  2. Gasparino, Charles "Blood on the Street" Free Press, New York, 2005 pg. 204-205
  3. Gasparino, Charles "All-Star Analyst Faces Arbitration After Internet Picks Hit the Skids" The Wall Street Journal March 2, 2001
  4. Gasparino, Charles "Blood on the Street" Free Press, New York, 2005 pg. 206
  5. Masters, Brooke A. "Spoiling for a Fight: The Rise of Eliot Spitzer" Times Books, New York, 2006 pg. 79
  6. Gasparino, Charles "Merrill Is Paying in Wake of Analyst's Call on Tech Stock" The Wall Street Journal July 20, 2001
  7. Kolker, Carlyn "Countrywide, IndyMac Bancorp Face Homeowner Mortgage-Fraud Suit" Bloomberg News March 22, 2007
  8. Boyd, Roddy (March 22, 2007). "L.I. Swindler". New York Post. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  9. Craig, Sue "Fired Bear Stearns Broker Seeks $30 Million in Damages" The Wall Street Journal September 5, 2006
  10. Juan, Evelyn "When Court Upholds Award to Brokers Fired by Merrill" The Wall Street Journal March 28, 2007
  11. Pessin, Jaime Levy "Court Grants Absolute Privilege on U-5 Forms" Dow Jones News March 29, 2007
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