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Experience
Securities and Complex Financial Products Litigation
- Represented an EV manufacturer in a federal securities class action. Motion to dismiss the class action was granted.
- Represented an investment fund in litigation against a country related to sovereign debt bond payments.
- Represented a Canadian cannabis company in a federal securities class action. Favorably settled at the motion to dismiss stage.
- Represented various interdealer brokers and their affiliates in an antitrust class action alleging rate fixing by brokers and banks of the Swiss LIBOR benchmark rate.
- Represented investment funds in takings litigation before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims arising out of government action concerning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac junior preferred and common shares.
- Represented a former director of a major television company in a federal securities class action litigation.
- Represented an interdealer broker in an antitrust class action alleging manipulation of the ISDAFIX financial benchmark rate.*
- Represented an individual defendants in a lawsuit alleging state and federal securities law claims in actions brought by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) as conservator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac arising out of the purchase of billions of dollars in residential mortgage-backed securities.*
- Represented a hedge fund in lawsuits against a bank arising out of the termination of a total return swap transaction.*
- Represented a hedge fund in litigation brought by banks alleging breach of a credit agreement.*
Investigations and White-Collar Representations
- Conducted an internal investigation arising from quant modeling practices for a global bank and represented the bank in related SEC and FINRA inquiries.*
- Represented the chief financial officer of a major financial institution in SEC and CFTC investigations and related multidistrict civil litigation.*
- Represented members of the board and audit committee of a major international car rental company in connection with a shareholder derivative demand investigation.*
- Represented the lead underwriting banker in an SEC investigation concerning municipal bond disclosures.*
- Represented an insurance company executive in an SEC investigation related to accounting issues.*
- Represented various individuals, including corporate officers, traders, and bankers, in DOJ, SEC, and FINRA enforcement proceedings and investigations related to trading, valuation, underwriting, accounting, market manipulation, and other issues.*
Other Civil Litigation
- Represented a private equity firm in an earnout dispute.
- Represented a small business lender in litigation related to the Payroll Protection Program (PPP). Obtained a favorable settlement.
- Represented an international law firm and a former partner in litigation alleging violations of Section 487 of the New York Judiciary Law.*
- Represented a large chemical manufacturing company in litigation alleging breach of the terms of a stock purchase agreement and noncompete agreement entered in connection with the sale of a subsidiary.*
*Prior experience
