Ethan D. Wohl practices principally in the area of securities litigation, with a focus on corporate governance. Representative securities fraud class actions in which Mr. Wohl has played an active role include In re Star Gas Securities Litigation, In re Take-Two Interactive Securities Litigation and In re IBM Securities Litigation. Mr. Wohl has also represented major U.S. and European institutional investors in evaluating and prosecuting individual securities fraud cases, and has litigated class action and appraisal claims arising out of corporate mergers.

Prior to joining Labaton Sucharow, Mr. Wohl served as the general counsel of the New York City Housing Partnership and served in management positions at New York City’s housing and public assistance agencies. He also established a community-based job training program for ex-offenders in Brooklyn, New York.

Mr. Wohl’s recent publications include “Executive Compensation -- Despite Reforms, Pay Is Less Transparent and Shareholder-Friendly Than in the Past,” in the New York Law Journal, “Confidential Informants in Private Litigation: Balancing Interests in Anonymity and Disclosure,” in the Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law, and “When Does a Company Intend to Lie?” in the Andrews Securities Litigation & Regulation Reporter.

Mr. Wohl received a B.A., with honors, from the University of Chicago in 1989 and received a J.D. from the New York University School of Law in 1993, where he graduated magna cum laude and was a member of the Order of the Coif. Following law school, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Denis R. Hurley, United States District Judge, Eastern District of New York.

Mr. Wohl is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and Florida, in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second and Fourth Circuits, and in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the District of New Jersey and the Southern District of Florida.