56 Days Left -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC and Partner Former Louisiana Attorney General Remind Investors With Large Financial Interests (Over $100,000) of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Lawsuit Against Puda Coal, Inc. -- PUDA

NEW ORLEANS, LA--(Marketwire - Apr 18, 2011) - Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, the former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that only 56 days remain to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities fraud class action lawsuit against Puda Coal, Inc. ("Puda" or the "Company") (AMEX: PUDA). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Puda between November 13, 2009 and April 11, 2011, inclusive (the "Class Period").

What You May Do

If you are a Puda shareholder and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, e-mail or call KSF Managing Partner, Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), toll free, 877-515-1850, or via cell phone any time at 504-301-7900. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action by overseeing lead counsel with the goal of obtaining a fair and just resolution, you must request this position by application to the Court by June 13, 2011. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. KSF encourages both institutional and individual purchasers of Puda to contact the firm. The ultimate resolution of any securities class action is strengthened through the involvement of aggrieved shareholders and lead plaintiffs who have large financial interests. KSF also encourages anyone with information regarding Puda's conduct during the period in question to contact the firm, including whistleblowers, former employees, shareholders and others.

About the Lawsuit

The complaint charges Puda and certain of its officers and executives with violations of the Exchange Act. The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, defendants failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's true financial condition, business and prospects.

On April 8, 2011, Puda issued a press release announcing that it was reviewing the allegations regarding improper share transactions by defendant Ming Zhao, after a report was published alleging that Puda's chairman had secretly sold half the Company and pledged the other half to Chinese investors. That day, shares of the Company's stock declined more than 34%, on extremely heavy trading volume. Thereafter, on April 11, 2011, Puda announced that it had unanimously ratified the Audit Committee's decision to launch a full investigation into these allegations. The April 11, 2011 press release noted that, evidence supported the allegation that there were transfers by Mr. Zhao in subsidiary ownership that were inconsistent with disclosure made by the Company in its public securities filings. In response to this announcement, that day trading in Puda stock was halted.

About Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC

KSF, whose partners include the Former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is a law firm focused on securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation with offices in New York and Louisiana. KSF's lawyers have significant experience litigating complex securities class actions nationwide on behalf of both institutional and individual shareholders. Recent cases include In re Virgin Mobile USA IPO Litigation, 2:07-cv-05619-SDW-MCA (D. N.J.), Co-Lead Counsel, $19.5 Million Settlement; In re BigBand Networks, Inc Securities Litigation, 3:07-CV-05101-SBA (C.D. Cal.), Co-Lead Counsel, $11 million settlement; In re U.S. Auto Parts Networks, Inc. Securities Litigation, 2:07-cv-02030-GW-JC (C.D. Cal.), Lead Counsel, $10 million settlement. KSF is also federally court-appointed Co-Lead Counsel in THE shareholder derivative cases against BP and Bank of America (Merrill Lynch merger) emanating from their recent multi-billion dollar economic declines.

To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of all purchasers of the common stock of Puda during the Class Period (the "Class"). The plaintiff is represented by Robbins Geller, which has expertise in prosecuting investor class actions and extensive experience in actions involving financial fraud.