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 in the areas of auditor defense and compliance, PCAOB and securities enforcement and civil litigation, and bankruptcy and SIPA litigation. She has also represented clients in FCA litigation and investigations, trade secrets, RICO and arbitration.
Amina currently represents a Big Four accounting firm in a complex, cross-border PCAOB investigation. Amina has previously represented the Trustee for the liquidation of Lehman Brothers Inc. in multiple multi-billion dollar litigations and claims’ negotiations. Recently, Amina has represented a foreign medical device company in trade secret litigation, and has also represented the European entities of the former Nortel Networks enterprise in the first U.S.-Canadian cross-border trial in history.
Amina also maintains an active pro bono practice. She runs 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.
Court Admissions
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Highlighted Matters
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.)
