Litigation

A partner in Freshfields’ litigation group, Aaron focuses on white collar defense and regulatory enforcement investigations, and related civil litigation. He also conducts internal corporate investigations and advises boards of directors, audit committees and special committees on sensitive matters involving possible misconduct by corporate personnel.

Aaron represents both institutions and executives, with a particular emphasis on financial institutions, and has represented clients in investigations and litigation involving alleged manipulation of benchmark interest and currency rates, financial accounting and other securities fraud, money laundering, cartel and other anticompetitive activity, tax evasion, insider trading and possible violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Aaron also advises public companies and new issuers on disclosure and matters of corporate governance.

Aaron was an Assistant US Attorney in the SDNY, and served as Chief Appellate Attorney, Chief of Major Crimes and as Associate United States Attorney.

Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society Board of Visitors, Northwestern University College of Arts & Sciences Board of Trustees, New York Blood Center Board of Trustees, Federal Bar Council Board of Trustees, New York Council of Defense Lawyers

JD, cum laude, Harvard Law School 1980 BSJ, with highest distinction, Northwestern University 1977