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Amina Hassan

New York City

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Amina Hassan is a partner in Hughes Hubbard’s Litigation Department. She represents U.S. and foreign clients in a wide range of complex commercial disputes, with a focus on securities and digital asset litigation; employment class actions and arbitration; and products liability litigation. With an education background in computer science, Amina is sought out for her ability to understand new, complex and technical issues and determining how best to argue those before a judge and jury for her clients. She has extensive experience litigating class actions, handling cross-border investigations and disputes and is one of the firm’s trial lawyers.

Some of Amina’s notable recent and ongoing representations include:

  • Dismissal of all claims against a former Wall Street executive in a first-of-its-kind crypto-fraud jury trial
  • Settlement of a trade secret case involving complex forensic analysis
  • Representing a chemical manufacturer in 29 products liability cases across New York and New Jersey
  • Representing a Big Four accounting firm in a complex, cross-border PCAOB investigation
  • Representing the European entities of the former Nortel Networks enterprise in the first U.S.-Canadian cross-border trial in history
  • Representing SIPA trustee in trial of claims arising from the sale of Lehman Brothers’ broker-dealer business to Barclays Capital
  • Representing offshore medical institute in discrimination suit and procuring victory at the Second Circuit district and appellate court levels

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 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 shareholder derivative, immigration and housing cases.

Amina has strong roots in Pakistan, where she was born and grew up.

      Recognition

      • Selected a Notable Woman in Law by Crain’s New York Business Magazine (2023)
      • Recommended by The Legal 500 United States for Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action Defense: Consumer Products (including Tobacco) (2022-2024) 
      • 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)

      Highlighted Media Engagements

      • “FTX – What’s the Current Status with Amina Hassan,” Hughes Hubbard & Reed All Things Investigations Podcast, Compliance Podcast Network, Podcast, Episode 20, January 30, 2023

      Professional Activities

      • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow (2024)
      • Executive Board, Law360, FinTech (2022)
      • International Bar Association (IBA), Litigation Committee (2022 – present)
      • NYCBA, Securities Litigation Committee, Invited Affiliate Member (2022-2023)
      • NYCBA, Securities Litigation Committee member (2019-2022)
      • NYCBA, Associate Leadership Institute at the NYC Bar Office of Diversity and Inclusion (2020-2021)
      • 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 Singapore representative action claimants in connection with crypto firm, Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd.’s bankruptcy in the U.S.
      • Representing an individual defendant in a securities, conspiracy and fraud case involving the Let’s Go Brandon meme coin.  Procured settlement for client at pleading stage.  (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 
      • Representing cybersecurity, military and law enforcement training advisory services and individual defendants in alleged hacking case.  Settled.  (Southern District of New York) 
      • Representing Ferro Corporation in a multi-case products liability action. Ongoing. (Eastern District of New York; District Court of New Jersey)
      • Representing Merck & Co. in products liability litigation concerning Vioxx. Settled. (New York)
      • Representing UK-headquartered private equity firm in enforcing non-competes against two former employees; filed complaint and preliminary injunction motion resulting in out-of-court settlement favorable to client. (N.Y. Supreme Court)
      • Representing Japanese-based company in wage-and-hour class actions. Ongoing. (Sup. Ct. Orange County, California)
      • Representing Japanese-based company in discrimination and wrongful termination case. Ongoing. (Sup. Ct. Orange County, California)
      • Representing auditor in SEC administrative proceeding, injunctive suit against the SEC and civil action alleging audit malpractice and fraud. Ongoing. (Securities and Exchange Commission, Southern District of New York, N.Y. Supreme Court)
      • 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)
      • Conducting workplace investigation for a client in the arts space into claims of sexual assault, and advising and assisting client in implementing results of investigation.
      • 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 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 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
      • Hindi
      • Punjabi
      • Urdu
      Areas of Focus
      Arbitration
      Class Actions
      Corporate Reorganization & Bankruptcy
      Digital Assets and Blockchain
      Employment & Unfair Competition
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