Mr. Fruchter is a 1992 cum laude graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Prior to founding the law firm of Fruchter & Twersky, LLP whose name was later changed to Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP, Mr. Fruchter was employed by the enforcement division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as well as a litigation associate at the law firm of Hughes, Hubbard and Reed, LLP in New York City.
Mr. Fruchter has played a lead role in many of the securities fraud class actions litigated by our firm, including AirGate PCS, Inc., Printcafe Software, Inc., KhongZhong Ltd., Warner Chilcott Limited, Odimo, Inc., Giant Interactive Group, Inc. and iStar Financial, Inc.
In Liberty Capital Group, Inc. v. Kongzhong Corporation, 04-CV06746SAS (S.D.N.Y.), for example, Mr. Fruchter took the lead in a securities class action alleging that the issuer’s registration statement in connection with an IPO failed to disclose that the issuer had breached its service agreement with its primary customer, China Mobile Communications Corporation, resulting in sanctions against the issuer and a strained relationship with the customer. The case settled for 20% of the maximum provable damages, which is well in excess of the average recovery of 2-3% of damages in securities fraud litigation.
Mr. Fruchter has also focused on short-swing insider trading actions pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Mr. Fruchter has appeared at SEC staff meetings to discuss pending issues concerning Section 16(b) litigation and has been referred to as a leading practitioner in the field of Section 16(b) litigation. Romeo & Dye, Comprehensive Section 16 Outline 288 (June 2003).
