JOSEPH H. MELTZER, a partner of the firm and a member of Barroway Topaz’s Management Committee, concentrates his practice in the areas of ERISA and Antitrust complex litigation. Mr. Meltzer leads the firm’s ERISA Litigation Department, which has excelled in the highly specialized area of prosecuting claims on behalf of participants in 401(k) and other retirement savings plans. Mr. Meltzer is lead counsel in numerous nationwide class actions brought under ERISA, including Lewis v. El Paso Corp., 02-CV-4860 (S.D. Tex. Dec. 19, 2002); In re Loral Space ERISA Litig., 03-CV-9729 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 8, 2003) and In re Schering-Plough Corp. ERISA Litig., 03-CV-1204 (D.N.J. Mar. 18, 2003). Since founding the ERISA Litigation Department, Mr. Meltzer has recovered well over $250 million for retirement plan participants, including in In re AOL Time Warner ERISA Litig., C.A. No. 02-8853 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) (settled — $100 million) and In re Global Crossing Ltd. ERISA Litig., No. 02-7453 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) (settled — $79 million).

A frequent lecturer on ERISA litigation and employee benefits issues, Mr. Meltzer is a member of the ABA’s Section Committee on Employee Benefits and has been recognized by numerous courts for his ability and expertise in this complex area of the law.

Mr. Meltzer also manages the firm’s Antitrust and Pharmaceutical Pricing practice groups. Here, Mr. Meltzer focuses on helping clients that have been injured by anticompetitive and unlawful business practices, including with respect to overcharges related to prescription drug and other health care expenditures. Mr. Meltzer serves as lead counsel in numerous nationwide actions representing such clients as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the Sidney Hillman Health Center of Rochester. Mr. Meltzer also serves as special assistant attorney general for the state of Montana. Examples of his success in these areas include In re Remeron Antitrust Litig., 02-CV-2007 (D.N.J.) (settled — $36 million) and In re Augmentin Antitrust Litig., 02-442(E.D. Va.) (settled — $29 million). Mr. Meltzer lectures on issues related to antitrust litigation and is a member of the ABA’s Section Committee on Antitrust Law.

Mr. Meltzer is an honors graduate of the University of Maryland and received his law degree with honors from Temple University School of Law. Honors include being named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in 2008.

Joseph Meltzer
Main: (610) 667.7706
Direct: (610) 822.2210
Fax: (610) 667.7056
jmeltzer@btkmc.com
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