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Amina Hassan

Partner

New York City

+1 (212) 837-6793

amina.hassan@hugheshubbard.com
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Amina Hassan represents U.S. and foreign clients in a wide range of litigation matters.  Her practice focuses on complex financial litigation and investigations.  She has represented U.S. and foreign clients, notably in the areas of:

  • Securities and crypto litigation 
  • Auditor defense
  • Unfair competition and employment litigation & arbitration

Amina has also represented clients in whistleblowing, trade secret and bankruptcy and SIPA litigation.  She regularly counsels clients on labor and employment matters and crypto-securities compliance.  She has experience litigating class actions, handling cross-border matters and representing clients before regulatory and administrative agencies.

Amina's notable recent representations include: 

  • Dismissal of all claims against a former Wall Street executive in a crypto-fraud jury trial
  • Representing a Big Four accounting firm in a complex, cross-border PCAOB investigation
  • Second Circuit appellate victory for employers sued by a former student-employee in a disability discrimination suit 
  • Representing the European entities of the former Nortel Networks enterprise in the first U.S.-Canadian cross-border trial in history
  • Representing the Trustee for the liquidation of Lehman Brothers Inc. in multi-billion dollar litigations and claims’ negotiations

In 2017, Amina completed a secondment at Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., where she worked as Legal Advisor to the broker-dealer’s Commodities & Global Markets division.  

Amina also maintains an active pro bono practice.  She has run an outreach program with Volunteers of Legal Services, providing legal services to students and families at a New York City school.  Amina has also represented clients in prisoners’ rights, shareholder derivative, immigration and housing cases.

Recognition

  • Selected a Top Woman Lawyer by Super Lawyers (2016)
  • Selected a Rising Star by Super Lawyers (2015)
  • Awarded Certificate of Empire State Counsel by the New State Bar Association (2014 & 2015)

Professional Activities

  • Executive Board, Law360, FinTech 
  • NYCBA, Securities Litigation Committee, Invited Affiliate Member (2022-2023)
  • NYCBA, Securities Litigation Committee member (2019-2022)
  • Co-chair, Women’s Roundtable, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
  • Member, Diversity Committee, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Court Admissions

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • New York State Supreme Court

Highlighted Matters

  • Representing a former Wall Street executive in a securities, crypto-fraud jury trial.  Resulting in complete jury trial win.  (District Court of Connecticut)
  • Representing an individual defendant in a securities, conspiracy and fraud case involving the Let’s Go Brandon meme coin.  Ongoing.  (Middle District of Florida)
  • Advising a foreign tokenized exchange on whether a token constitutes a security under U.S. federal securities law
  • Advising a foreign entity on whether an entertainment-related token constitutes a security under U.S. federal securities law 
  • Due diligence for client on litigation exposure to a potential acquisition target based on an Initial Coin Offering 
  • Representing cybersecurity, military and law enforcement training advisory services and individual defendants in alleged hacking case.  Ongoing.  (Southern District of New York) 
  • Representing Ferro Corporation in a multi-case products liability action.  Ongoing.  (Eastern District of New York)
  • Representing a Big Four accounting firm in a PCAOB investigation related to the firm's audit of a major foreign telecommunications company.  Case settled.  (PCAOB)
  • Representing a Big Four accounting firm in a whistleblower action under the False Claims Act related to the firm's audit of an electric utilities cooperative.  Dismissal of all claims.  (Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals)
  • Representing a Big Four accounting firm in a RICO action related to the firm's audit of an electric utilities cooperative.  Dismissal of all claims. (Third Circuit Court of Appeals)  
  • Representing a Big Four accounting firm in professional negligence action related to the firm's tax services.  Dismissal of certain claims; settlement following mediation of remaining claims. (N.Y. Supreme, Second Dept.)
  • Representing a Big Four accounting firm in securities class action related to the firm's audit of a reinsurance company.  Claims either dismissed or settled.  (Southern District of New York)
  • Representing a Big Four accounting firm in professional negligence action related to the firm's audit of a manufacturing company.  Claims dismissed. (Southern District of New York)
  • Representing a senior executive of a global telecommunications firm in connection with potential whistleblower claims under federal securities law.  Case settled.  (Pre-litigation settlement)
  • Representing a senior executive of a large multinational medical device company in trade secret litigation.  Case settled.  (Western District of Tennessee)
  • Representing American University of Antigua (AUA) and Manipal Education Americas (MEA) in a disability discrimination action filed by a former medical student.  Resulting in dismissal of claims by the district and appellate courts.  (Southern District of New York, Second Circuit Court of Appeals)
  • Representing a casino and hotel developer and operator in a national origin discrimination case.  Ongoing.  (District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands)
  • Representing U.S. and U.K. entities of a global foreign exchange company in a sexual orientation discrimination case by former executive.  Case settled following removal of case to arbitration.  (New York State Court, JAMS)
  • Representing Vertex Aerospace LLC and L3 Technologies in a race discrimination case.  Summary judgment granted; upheld on appeal.  (Southern District of New York)
  • Representing Flushing Bank in multiple employment matters against a former employee, arising under the New York faithless servant doctrine, New York State Human Rights Law and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  Case settled.  (New York State Court and OSHA)
  • Representing the U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese Bank in a gender discrimination case by a former employee.  Settlement following JAMS mediation.  (JAM Arbitration)
  • Representing Teledyne e2v against ancestry-based discrimination claims by two former employees.  Settlement following summary judgment briefing.  (California Superior Court)
  • Representing Schaffer, Schonholz & Drossman, a radiology firm, in insurance litigation.  Decision in favor of client following oral argument.  (New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department)
  • Representing Trustee of Lehman Brothers Inc. in investigating, negotiating and litigating multiple unsecured general creditor claims.  (Bankr. Court, Southern District of New York)
  • Representing insolvency administrators of Nortel group's European affiliates in U.S.-Canadian cross-border trial regarding allocation of $7.3 billion raised by asset sales.  Case settled following trial.  (Delaware District Court, Ontario Superior Court)
  • Representing Trustee of Lehman Brothers Inc. in trial of a $7 billion contract dispute arising from the sale of Lehman Brother's broker-dealer business to Barclays Capital Inc.  Settled following appeal. (Bankr. Court, Southern District of New York)
  • Representing Trustee of Lehman Brothers Inc. in litigation and settlement of over $30 billion in claims by insolvency administrators of Lehman Brothers' European broker dealer.  (Bankr. Court, Southern District of New York)
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Education
  • Columbia University, School of Law, J.D., 2007
  • Lahore University Of Management Sciences, B.S., 2003
Bar Admissions
  • New York, 2008
Languages
  • Punjabi
  • Urdu
Areas of Focus
Corporate Reorganization & Bankruptcy
Digital Assets and Blockchain
Employment & Unfair Competition
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
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