Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is well-versed in complex financial services litigation, frequently defending global financial institutions in high-profile compliance and enforcement matters as well as criminal regulatory inquiries from the SEC, DOJ and other government agencies. The firm also represents several clients in the cryptocurrency and fintech space. The team is led by New York-based Lev Dassin, an expert in handling government investigations and crisis management, alongside Robin Bergen, who focuses on internal investigations from Washington DC. Support is offered by Victor Hou, who holds a focus on white-collar criminal defense, and former Acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Joon Kim, who has an enviable track record of representing renowned corporations in criminal and regulatory investigations and commercial disputes.
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Kernmandanten
- Assured Guaranty
- BNP Paribas, SA
- Citibanamex
- Citigroup
- Com2us Holdings
- Goldman Sachs
- HSBC, Citibank, Credit Agricole, BNP Paribas, and BNYM
- Multiple Financial Institutions
- Polychain Alchemy, LLC
- Polychain Capital
Highlight-Mandate
- Represented Assured Guaranty in arguing the appeal, and winning, following a full trial victory (following a five-week bench trial) in an action brought by Lehman Brothers International (Europe) in New York state court, defeating LBIE’s claim for more than $1bn.
- Represented defendant Banco Nacional de México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Banamex (“Citibanamex”) in litigation filed in the Southern District of New York by a putative class of plaintiffs who allege that Citibanamex and other Mexican banks violated U.S. antitrust laws by colluding to fix the prices of Mexican Government Bonds.
- Represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Limited in a putative class action brought by purchasers of Euro-denominated sovereign debt issued by European central governments, alleging that Citi and other defendants engaged in a conspiracy to inflate prices of European government bonds in primary market auctions and to fix the prices of European government bonds in secondary markets.
Anwält*innen
Praxisleitung
Lev Dassin; Robin Bergen
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Victor Hou; Joon Kim; Jennifer Kennedy Park; Matthew Solomon; Rishi Zutshi