Antitrust

• Representing multiple major financial institutions in antitrust and Commodity Exchange Act class actions and private litigations involving allegations of manipulation of markets for credit derivatives, interest rate derivatives, foreign currency exchange, European government bonds, Mexican government bonds, silver trading, precious metals futures, corporate bonds, and others.
• Defended investment bank in DOJ antitrust investigation concerning client's participation in FinTech joint venture and the joint venture's intellectual property licensing practices. Investigation ended with no charges.
• Defended executive of a Japanese auto parts company in DOJ criminal antitrust investigation into alleged price fixing.
• Advised board of directors of major investment bank on antitrust compliance concerning interlocking directorates.

Complex Commercial Litigation

• Representing Uber Technologies Inc. in a federal securities class action arising from its 2019 IPO.
• Represented major global financial institution in Delaware Chancery Court alleging client failed to disclose conflicts of interest in M&A transaction. Won affirmance of dismissal from the Delaware Supreme Court in a key decision that clarified the limits of a financial advisor's liability for conflicts of interest in a merger transaction.
• Represented prominent Middle Eastern businessman and corporate conglomerate in ICC arbitration in Geneva related to the dissolution of a long-standing family partnership.
• Won partial summary judgment for construction products manufacturer in consumer class action alleging product defects and breach of warranty. Remaining claims settled on highly favorable terms.

White Collar and Regulatory Investigations

• Conducted internal investigation for global pharmaceutical company into allegations of corruption in eastern Europe.
• Represented CEO of major investment bank as cooperating witness at insider trading trial of a former board member of the bank. The CEO's testimony played a key role in securing the former director's conviction.
• Represented major investment bank in insider trading investigation by the Southern District of New York into alleged "tipping" by bank's research analysts; government declined to pursue charges.
• Represent global commercial bank in muti-jurisdiction investigation of alleged violations of international economic sanctions.
• Defended major retailer in OSHA administrative proceedings alleging inadequate crowd control protections during Black Friday sales events.