Highlighted Matters

• Primary drafter of Second Circuit briefs yielding reversal of a bankruptcy court’s decision and the reinstatement of a client’s $85 million malpractice claim against Coudert Brothers LLP.
• Coordinated legal aspects of defense of former corporate executive to 40-count federal corporate fraud indictment, carrying responsibility for all pretrial motions and jury charge negotiations. All counts of conviction reversed by Tenth Circuit based on legal record made at trial. Also represented client at sentencing.
• Extensive involvement in legal aspects of HHR’s successful defense of Bovis site safety manager in Deutsche Bank manslaughter prosecution brought by Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, including pretrial motion practice and jury instruction work.
• Defended former senior mutual fund sales executive in parallel SEC and State Attorney General investigations into alleged market timing and other alleged unlawful activity.
• Substantial involvement in prosecution of Rule 33 motion for a new trial in Southern District of New York based on newly discovered evidence. Motion granted.
• Second-chair in six-week federal jury trial in Eastern District of New York, representing client indicted on money laundering and wire fraud charges.
• Conceived sovereign immunity argument and drafted written presentation of same which was believed to have influenced federal prosecutors’ decision not to prosecute client, a foreign bank implicated in reporting violations.
• Other extensive criminal experience, including handling matters before federal grand juries, extensive sentencing work in Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, internal investigations and Second Circuit appellate work.
• Managed defense to federal district court complaint and was principal architect of motion to dismiss on behalf of international bank client in $150 million case, attracting highest management attention internally, involving RICO, fraud and money laundering claims similar to those advanced in the Bank of New York Russian money laundering case. Plaintiff dismissed the action without prejudice.
• Managed Southern District of New York civil case and was principal architect of successful summary judgment motion resulting in dismissal in its entirety of $33+ million fraud case against broker-dealer client; identified notice of appeal defect and was architect of resulting successful Second Circuit motion to dismiss the appeal of the same summary judgment decision.
• Managed to successful conclusion prosecution of multi-million dollar federal litigation for prominent international bank client against copper producer involving copper dislocated following the collapse of Enron.
• Substantial involvement in prosecution of Southern District of New York Sherman Antitrust case against the dairy board of one of the largest dairy exporting nations in the world. Case resulted in favorable negotiated settlement for client, one of America’s largest cheese importers.
• Architect and drafter of successful motion for summary judgment in New York State Court action resulting in judgment of liability against defendants City of New York and one of its contractors on res ipsa grounds.