Amina Hassan

Amina Hassan is a litigation associate in Hughes Hubbard’s New York office.  Her practice focuses on complex financial litigation and investigations.  She has represented U.S. and foreign clients, notably in the areas of:

• Securities Litigation
• Auditor Defense and Compliance
• Bankruptcy and SIPA Litigation 

She has also represented clients in FCA litigation and investigations, employment actions, trade secrets and RICO matters and arbitration.

Amina's notable recent representations include: 

• 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; and
• Representing the Trustee for the liquidation of Lehman Brothers Inc. in multi-billion dollar litigations and claims’ negotiations

Amina has recently completed a secondment at Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., where she worked as Legal Advisor to the broker-dealer’s Commodities & Global Markets division.  Her responsibilities included advising the equity trading and research desks on litigation and regulatory matters, working with outside counsel, and assisting in internal investigations and responses to regulators.

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, immigration, housing and criminal cases.

• Representation of Big Four accounting firm in PCAOB investigation related to the firm's audit of a major foreign telecommunications company.  Ongoing
• Representation of 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)
• Representation of 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)  
• Representation of 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.) 
• Representation of Big Four accounting firm in securities class action related to the firm's audit of a reinsurance company.  Claims either dismissed or settled.  (S.D.N.Y.)
• Representation of Big Four accounting firm in professional negligence action related to the firm's audit of a manufacturing company.  Dismissal of claims. (S.D.N.Y.)
• Representation of senior executive of a large multinational medical device company in trade secret litigation.  Case settled.  (W.D. Tenn.)
• Representation of Trustee of Lehman Brothers Inc. in investigating, negotiating and litigating multiple unsecured general creditor claims.  (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
• Representation of 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.  Ongoing
• Representation of 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. S.D.N.Y.)
• Representation of the 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. S.D.N.Y.)