Richard Joffe’s practice focuses on class action litigation, including securities fraud, antitrust and consumer fraud cases.  Since joining the Firm, Mr. Joffe has represented such varied clients as institutional purchasers of corporate bonds, Wisconsin dairy farmers, and consumers who alleged they were defrauded when they purchased annuities.

Prior to joining Labaton Sucharow, Mr. Joffe was an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where he played a key role in obtaining a dismissal of claims against Merrill Lynch & Co. and a dozen other of America’s largest investment banks and brokerage firms, who, in Friedman v. Salomon/Smith Barney, Inc., were alleged to have conspired to fix the prices of initial public offerings.

Mr. Joffe also worked as an associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson where he defended Goldman Sachs & Co. against allegations of securities fraud and professional negligence. In addition, he obtained a successful settlement for several older women who alleged they were victims of age and sex discrimination when they were selected for termination by New York City’s Health and Hospitals Corporation during a city-wide reduction in force.

He co-authored “Protection Against Contribution and Indemnification Claims” in Settlement Agreements in Commercial Disputes (Aspen Law & Business, 2000). He is admitted to practice in New York and is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the American Bar Association.

Mr. Joffe received a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1993.  He earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1984.  He earned a B.A., summa cum laude, from Columbia University in 1972.

Long before becoming a lawyer, Mr. Joffe was a founding member of the internationally famous rock and roll group, Sha Na Na.