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Profile Title: PartnerLocation: New York Telephone: 212.594.5300 or 800.320.5081Fax: 212.868.1229 Admitted: New York, 1986 New Jersey, 1986 Education: B.A., George Washington University, 1978 M.A., Georgetown University, 1980 J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1985 Practice Areas Antitrust Litigation Consumer Litigation Institutional Investor Securities Litigation Mr. Safirstein primarily represents plaintiffs in class actions on behalf of defrauded investors and consumers. He currently is one of the attorneys responsible for the prosecution of the Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Prior to joining Milberg Weiss, Mr. Safirstein was in private practice. In addition, Mr. Safirstein served as a Staff Attorney in the Enforcement Division for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 1985-1990. In 1988-89, Mr. Safirstein was designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York where he was part of the trial team which prosecuted United States v. Regan, (the "Princeton/Newport" case) and United States v. Lisa Jones. Mr. Safirstein later served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Florida.Mr. Safirstein is a member of the Securities Regulation Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the Public Offerings Subcommittee/Securities Committee of the ABA.Interviews and Commentary Bloomberg Law Report: Corporate Governance | 