Joshua H. Saltzman

Senior Attorney
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Bio

Joshua Saltzman focuses his practice on securities and derivative litigation. Before joining Saxena White, Mr. Saltzman litigated investor class actions, opt-out securities actions, and derivative actions at two boutique law firms in New York City.  Recently, Mr. Saltzman was a member of the respective litigation teams that achieved a $63 million settlement for shareholders of Patterson Companies, Inc., a $23.5 million settlement for shareholders of Evolent Health, Inc., and a $31.9 million settlement for shareholders of Perrigo Company, plc.  Mr. Saltzman was also a member of the litigation team that obtained a $50 million settlement on behalf of shareholders of HD Supply Holdings, Inc. – one of the largest securities class action settlements ever achieved in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He was a member of the litigation team that obtained a $53 million derivative settlement on behalf of New Senior Investment Group, which was the largest settlement of all time in a derivative lawsuit when measured as a percentage of the company’s total market capitalization.

Additionally, Mr. Saltzman has been a member of litigation teams that have obtained numerous other substantial recoveries on behalf of investors, including cases involving American International Group ($40 million settlement on behalf of AIG employees who invested in AIG’s company stock fund, representing one of the largest ERISA stock drop recoveries of all time), Cornerstone Therapeutics ($17.9 million for minority stockholders of Cornerstone Therapeutics whose shares were purchased in a controller buyout), and Petrobras (high percentage recovery on behalf of the state pension system in opt-out securities action).

Mr. Saltzman has been recognized for his work on behalf of investors, including being recognized by Super Lawyers as a 2022 “Rising Star” and a 2023 New York Super Lawyer.

Mr. Saltzman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Rutgers University in 2002, and a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School in 2011, graduating magna cum laude. During law school, Mr. Saltzman served as an editor on the Brooklyn Law Review, where he published a note and interned for the Honorable Victor Marrero in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

 

Admissions & Affiliations

  • State of New York

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Education
  • Brooklyn Law School, JD
  • Rutgers University, BA