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Karin E. Fisch

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Ms. Fisch
received her A.B. from Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences in 1988, and her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 1992, where she was Managing Editor of the Fordham Urban Law Journal. She is admitted to the Bar of the State of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and the Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third and Fifth Circuit.

Ms. Fisch specializes in shareholder class action and derivative litigation. In 2008, Ms. Fisch successfully briefed and argued a motion for a preliminary injunction after full expedited discovery in In re The TriZetto Group, Inc. Shareholders Litig., C.A. No. 3694-VCN (Del. Ch.). Ms. Fisch was also part of the team that litigated In re Sovereign Bancorp Inc., Shareholder Litig., Case No. 2587 (Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County), to its successful conclusion after full expedited discovery and an evidentiary hearing on plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. Other notable cases in which Ms. Fisch was an active participant are: In re Telecommunications, Inc. Shareholders Litig., C.A. No. 16370 (Del. Ch.); In re Seagate Technology, Inc. Sec. Litig., C.A. No. 17932-NC (Del. Ch.); In re Liberty Media Corp. Sec. Litig., C.A. No. 13168 (Del. Ch.); and Schoenfeld v. XO Comm., Index No. 01-018358 (N.Y. Sup.).

Ms. Fisch also leads the Abbey Spanier team litigating cases within several of Abbey Spanier’s other practice areas including Antitrust (In re Hypodermic Product Antitrust Litig., MDL No. 1730 (D.N.J.)); Consumer Fraud (Marcus v. BMW of North America, LLC and Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, C.A. No. 08-5859 (D.N.J)); and ERISA litigation (In re Medco Health Solutions, Inc. Pharmacy Benefits Management Litig., 03 MDL 1508 (S.D.N.Y)).