A federal judge in Brooklyn has approved a $56 million fee for Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross for its work as lead counsel in a class action over alleged backdating against Comverse Technology, Inc.

Eastern District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis yesterday approved a fee of 25 percent of a $225 million settlement, which the judge also signed off on in In re Comverse Technology Inc. Securities Litigation, 06-CV-1825.