EDITORIAL REVIEW

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This young star has amassed an impressive track record, taking on AIG in a class action over subprime-related losses and Bank of America for alleged misstatements related to its acquisition of Merrill Lynch.



A sharpshooter for shareholders in cases against Cendant and Sykes Enterprises.

VISITOR RATINGS (on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being best)

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THOMAS BECNEL , President
relationship: represented me (class action suit) rates/fees: thirty percent comments: Very responsive, understood complex issues, exerted a great deal of effort to make our case as strong as possible. Results were better than expected due to this.		service 9 expertise 10 quality 9 overall 10 recommend? yes

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ANONYMOUS REVIEWER
relationship: other - Worked with Jerry while I was a partner at BLBG. (Securities Class Action) rates/fees: I don't have current information on his rates, as I left BLBG 3 years ago. comments: Jerry is a bright, aggressive and highly motivated attorney. Our last work together involved the prosecution of a securities class action that entailed extensive discovery in both the U.S. and the U.K. Jerry played an integral role in conducting that discovery, in briefing the myriad issues that arose, and in the negotiations that led to a very successful resolution of the action.		service 10 expertise 10 quality 10 overall 10 recommend? yes

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STEVEN KAPLAN
relationship: other - Legal Consultant (Securities Fraud) rates/fees: Very fair comments: Extremely well qualified, excellent judgment and fine skills.		service 10 expertise 10 quality 10 overall 10 recommend? yes

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Mr. Silk's practice focuses on representing institutional investors on matters involving federal and state securities laws, accountants' liability, and the fiduciary duties of corporate officials, as well as general commercial and corporate litigation. He also advises creditors on their rights with respect to pursuing affirmative claims against officers and directors, as well as professionals both inside and outside the bankruptcy context. Additionally, Mr. Silk is one of the partners who oversee the firm's new matter department, in which he, along with a group of financial analysts and investigators, counsels institutional clients on potential legal claims. He was the subject of "Picking Winning Securities Cases," a feature article in the June 2005 issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine, which detailed his work for the firm in this capacity. Lawdragon magazine has named him one of the "100 Securities Litigators You Need to Know," one of the "500 Leading Lawyers in America," and one of America's top 500 "rising stars" in the legal profession. Mr. Silk has also been selected for inclusion among New York Super Lawyers every year since 2006.

Mr. Silk is currently advising institutional investors worldwide on their rights with respect to claims involving transactions in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). He is also representing Cambridge Place Investment Management Inc. on claims under Massachusetts state law against numerous investment banks arising from the purchase of billions of dollars of RMBS (see Gretchen Morgenson, "Mortgage Investors Turn to State Courts for Relief," The New York Times, July 11, 2010).

Mr. Silk is also representing public pension funds who participated in a securities lending program administered and managed by Northern Trust Company and sustained losses as a result of Northern Trust’s alleged breaches of fiduciary duty. In addition, he is actively involved in the firm's prosecution of highly successful M&A litigation, representing shareholders in widely publicized lawsuits, including the litigation arising from the proposed acquisition of Caremark Rx, Inc. by CVS Corporation - which led to an increase of approximately $3.5 billion in the consideration offered to shareholders.

Mr. Silk was one of the principal attorneys responsible for prosecuting the In re Independent Energy Holdings Securities Litigation. A case against the officers and directors of Independent Energy as well as several investment banking firms which underwrote a $200 million secondary offering of ADRs by the U.K.-based Independent Energy, the litigation was resolved for $48 million. Mr. Silk has also prosecuted and successfully resolved several other securities class actions, which resulted in substantial cash recoveries for investors, including In re Sykes Enterprises, Inc. Securities Litigation in the Middle District of Florida, and In re OM Group, Inc. Securities Litigation in the Northern District of Ohio. He was also a member of the litigation team responsible for the successful prosecution of In re Cendant Corporation Securities Litigation in the District of New Jersey, which was resolved for $3.2 billion.

A graduate of the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania and Brooklyn Law School, in 1995-96, Mr. Silk served as a law clerk to the Hon. Steven M. Gold, U.S.M.J., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Mr. Silk lectures to institutional investors at conferences throughout the country, and has written or substantially contributed to several articles on developments in securities and corporate law, including "The Compensation Game," Lawdragon, Fall 2006; "Institutional Investors as Lead Plaintiffs: Is There A New And Changing Landscape?", 75 St. John's Law Review 31 (Winter 2001); "The Duty To Supervise, Poser, Broker-Dealer Law and Regulation", 3rd Ed. 2000, Chapter 15; "Derivative Litigation In New York after Marx v. Akers", New York Business Law Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Fall 1997).

He is a frequent commentator for the business media on television and in print. Among other outlets, he has appeared on NBC's Today, and CNBC's Power Lunch, Morning Call, and Squawkbox programs, as well as being featured in The New York Times, Financial Times, Bloomberg, The National Law Journal, and the New York Law Journal.

EDUCATION
1995, Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude.
1991, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; B.S., Economics.

BAR ADMISSIONS
1997, U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
1996, New York

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Gerald Silk

Biography Title: Partner Firm: Bernstein Litowitz Law School: Brooklyn Law School Graduation: 1995   Notable case(s), past or present (include date if possible): Caremark Merger Litigation (2007). As a result of this action, CVS increased its offer to Caremark shareholders by $6 per share (over $2.5 billion total). OM Group, Inc. Securities Litigation (2005). Settlements totaling more than $92 million. Independent Energy Holdings Securities Litigation (2003). Settlements totaling $48 million. Sykes Enterprises, Inc. Securities Litigation (2002). Recoveries of $30 million. Ceridian Shareholder Litigation (2007). The Ceridian Board worked up a proposed merger agreement which would make it very difficult for shareholders to seek more favorable alternatives. This action opened the door for better offers by amending the original agreement, thereby maximizing shareholder value.   Selected clients: Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi, Arkansas Teacher Retirement System Areas of Expertise:   Bar Memberships:   Clerkships:   Honors:

Q&A Best moment of career: Making partner at BLB&G   Worst moment of career: Worst (and one of the best) moments: 6 weeks away from family in London taking depositions in the Independent Energy case.   Attorney you most admire: My father, a hard-working trial attorney, who spent his career representing the underprivileged and less fortunate against well-funded adversaries.   Favorite activities (besides the Law): Skiing, spending time with my kids.   Favorite Sports Team (if you have one), or Favorite Theater or Museum, etc: Giants, Yankees   If you weren’t a lawyer, what would you be?:   What do you read most often:   Notable law school classmates:   Why are you proud to be a lawyer?:

News

• Jerry Silk Discusses Questionable Sales of Mortgage Bonds by Banks in The New York Times
  (02/10/2011)
  
  
• The New York Times Features Jerry Silk Discussing Recovery Options for Mortgage Securities Investors in State Courts
  (07/10/2010)
  
  
• NBC's "Today" Features Jerry Silk in Coverage of Executive Compensation and Lehman Brothers Collapse
  (11/23/2009)
  
  
• Delaware Chancery Court Agrees with BLB&G That 'Proxy Puts' Can Undermine Shareholder Rights; The Fight Must Go On
  (05/21/2009)
  
  
• BLB&G Files Securities Class Action Against Medtronic on Behalf of Minneapolis Firefighters
  (12/10/2008)
  
  
• BLB&G Files Expanded Securities Class Action Against AIG and its Senior Executives on Behalf of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
  (06/19/2008)
  
  
• BLB&G Again Tops Chambers USA and Legal 500 Rankings in Securities Class Action Litigation; Also Ranked #1 in Subprime Related Litigation by Legal 500
  (06/01/2008)
  
  
• Blair Nicholas and Jerry Silk Featured in The New York Times' Coverage of Significant Subprime Ruling in Countrywide Litigation
  (05/15/2008)
  
  
• Four BLB&G Partners Recognized by Lawdragon Among the "100 Securities Litigators You Need to Know"
  (04/01/2008)
  
  
• CNBC's Power Lunch Features Jerry Silk Discussing the Demise of Bear Stearns
  (03/17/2008)
  
  
• Jerry Silk Featured on CNBC's Power Lunch Discussing Subprime Crisis and Recent Investigation by NYS Attorney General
  (12/05/2007)
  
  
• Jerry Silk Discusses Possible Lawsuits Against Banks After Negative Earning Announcements on CNBC's Power Lunch
  (09/18/2007)
  
  
• The Deal.com features Jerry Silk on Limits of Hedge Fund Risk Disclosures
  (08/31/2007)
  
  
• Jerry Silk Quoted in Numerous Publications Regarding Ceridian Settlement
  (07/13/2007)
  
  
• Jerry Silk Discusses Private Equity Trends and Impact on Shareholders on CNBC's Power Lunch
  (06/27/2007)
  
  
• Jerry Silk Discusses Comverse Options Backdating Case on CNBC's Morning Call
  (06/08/2007)
  
  
• Jerry Silk Discusses Supreme Court Review of Investor Protections in Tellabs, Inc. on CNBC's Power Lunch
  (03/27/2007)
  
  
• BLB&G Investigating Collapse of Subprime Lending Institutions; Jerry Silk Discusses on CNBC's Power Lunch
  (03/19/2007)
  
  
• Jerry Silk Featured on CNBC's Squawkbox; Discusses Proposed Merger Agreement Between Caremark and CVS
  (01/16/2007)
  
  
• Stock Options Backdating Article by Jerry Silk and Noam Mandel Published in Lawdragon Magazine
  (10/01/2006)
  
  
• Jerry Silk Featured in New York Law Journal Article re Options Backdating Scandals
  (07/20/2006)
  
  
• BLB&G Partners Named to Lawdragon Magazine's "New Stars, New Worlds"
  (07/01/2006)
  
  
• National Law Journal Features Jerry Silk on Stock Options Backdating Litigation Initiatives
  (06/05/2006)
  
  
• Jerry Silk Featured on CNBC's Morning Call; Discusses Emerging Stock Options Backdating Scandals
  (05/23/2006)
  
  
• Financial Times Profiles BLB&G as "Biggest Star" in the Securities Bar; Cover Story Details BLB&G's Prosecution of Stock Options Backdating Cases
  (05/22/2006)
  
  
• Jerry Silk Profiled by Bloomberg Markets Magazine
  (06/01/2005)
  
  
• Jerry Silk is "Principal For A Day" at the Elizabeth Barrett Browning High School in the Bronx
  (04/06/2005)

Publications

• "Improving Multi-Jurisdictional, Merger-Related Litigation," by Mark Lebovitch, Jerry Silk, and Jeremy Friedman
  (02/14/2011)
  
  
• "Shining Light On The Practices Of Pension Fund Consultants: Who Are They Really Serving?" by Gerald H. Silk & Stephen W. Tountas
  (01/01/2004)
  
  
• "The Mutual Fund Scandal: Is There No Longer Any Shelter From The Storm" by Gerald H. Silk and Joseph A. Fonti
  (12/01/2003)
  
  
• "Institutional Investors As Lead Plaintiffs: Is There A New And Changing Landscape?" by Max W. Berger, John P. Coffey & Gerald Silk
  (08/01/2000)