James E. Tullman
Principal

  • (212) 682-3025 x. 113

James E. Tullman has been a shareholder rights advocate for nearly seventeen years.  Mr. Tullman has successfully prosecuted numerous securities class actions, recovering hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of investors of publicly traded companies.

Mr. Tullman served as the firm’s primary counsel in a complex securities class action on behalf of American Depository Receipt Holders of Vodafone, a multibillion dollar British corporation.  Through Mr. Tullman’s efforts, a recovery of $24.5 million was obtained for the class.

He was the firm’s primary counsel in the highly publicized Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., Securities Litigation in the Southern District of New York, stemming from the alleged improper and illegal conduct of Martha Stewart and other officers of the company (In re Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. Sec. Litig., 02 cv 6273 (JES)).  Ultimately, approximately $30 million was recovered for shareholders. Mr. Tullman was also the firm’s primary counsel in a shareholder class action against GTech and certain defendants as a result of their false and misleading statements concerning GTech’s lottery activities in the United Kingdom.  Mr. Tullman successfully defeated, at argument, defendants’ efforts to dismiss the action and ultimately recovered $10.25 million on behalf of the class.  (Kafenbaum v. GTECH Holdings Corp. et al., No. CA 00 413L). Mr. Tullman recently acted as the firm’s primary counsel in a shareholder class action challenging the fairness of SCOR, S.A.’s tender offer for Converium Holdings. (Sclater-Booth v. SCOR S.A., No. 07 cv 3476 (GEL)).  As a result, in part, of Mr. Tullman’s prosecution of the action, the consideration to be paid to Converium shareholders was increased by nearly $260 million and the offer was extended to United States shareholders.

Mr. Tullman has acted as primary counsel in the prosecution of several derivative actions brought on behalf of publicly traded companies.  Mr. Tullman recently prosecuted a derivative action on behalf of Hewlett-Packard stemming from highly-publicized allegations of directorial leaks and corporate spying. (In re Hewlett-Packard Company Derivative Litigation, No. 2428-N).  As a result of the prosecution, widespread corporate governance changes are being enacted by the company for the benefit of HP and its shareholders.

  • Education

  • J.D., The Jacob D. Fuchsburg Law Center of Touro College, 1991
  • B.A., University of Delaware, 1988

  • Admissions

  • State of New York
  • U.S District Court – Southern District of New York
  • U.S District Court – Eastern District of New York
  • State of California
  • U.S District Court – Northern District of California
  • U.S District Court – Central District of California
  • U.S District Court – Southern District of California
  • State of Connecticut
  • U.S. Court of Appeal – Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeal – Ninth Circuit