Background
Pomerantz, Abraham Louis was born on March 22, 1903 in Brooklyn. Son of Louis and Lena (Betz) Pomerantz.
Pomerantz, Abraham Louis was born on March 22, 1903 in Brooklyn. Son of Louis and Lena (Betz) Pomerantz.
Bachelor of Laws cum laude, Brooklyn Law School, 1924.
Pomerantz pioneered suits by small shareholders against officials of such big corporations as McDonnell Douglas Corporation and the Dreyfus Fund. He specialized in so-called derivative suits, in which the company receives the award and passes it on to all stockholders. That original law firm is now called Pomerantz Limited Liability Partnership and no longer embraces the derivative suit approach.
lieutenant currently specializes in bringing lucrative class action lawsuits against high-profile companies.
He is the father of Charlotte Pomerantz and Daniel Pomerantz. Pomerantz died November 20, 1982 at the age of 79.
The law firm of Pomerantz Limited Liability Partnership provides some continuing support for the Pomerantz Lecture series, of which two lectures have been held between 2009 and 2013 at the Brooklyn Law School. The lecture series focuses on topics of corporate securities law and related issues of professional responsibility.
Member firm Pomerantz, Levy, Haudek & Block, 1940. Member advisory com; member committee Member Anglo-American Exchange, 1973.
Married Phyllis Cohen, January 10, 1926. Children: Dan, Charlotte.