The law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., announce the commencement of an investigation into The Timberland Company ("Timberland " or the "Company") (NYSE: TBL) to determine whether it has violated federal securities laws by issuing false and misleading statements to its shareholders.

Shares of Timberland plunged 26%, or almost $11.00 per share, on May 5, 2011, the day the Company revealed that profit declined 30% during the quarter because of significantly higher labor and investment costs. According to the Company statement, profit fell to $18 million, or 35 cents a share, compared to analysts' consensus estimates of 59 cents. In addition, reported gross margin fell 300 basis points.

The decline in the price of Timberland stock was the largest single day decline in more than 23 years, and it followed a wave of recent stock sales by Company insiders and a recent reorganization of the Company's debt.

If you have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, or would like to discuss your legal rights, you may, without obligation or cost to you, e-mail or call KSF Managing Partner, Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), toll free 1-877-515-1850, after hours via cell phone 504-301-7900, or KSF Director of Client Relations, Neil Rothstein, Esq. (neil.rothstein@ksfcounsel.com), toll free at 877-694-9510, or after hours via cell phone 330-860-4092.

About Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC

KSF 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.

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Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
Lewis Kahn, 1-877-515-1850
KSF Managing Partner,
lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com