M. Scott Barnard > Akin > Dallas, United States > Lawyer Profile

Akin is well-known in the market for its industry-specific expertise in disputes related to investment funds, hedge funds, and financial restructuring matters. The group’s recent caseload includes securities litigation, stockholder class actions, breach of contract claims, and APA litigation. New York’s Joseph Sorkin heads up the practice group and chiefly handles restructuring and bankruptcy litigation. In New York, Stephen Baldini is a key contact for private equity and hedge fund matters, as well as bankruptcy litigation and partnership/investor disputes. From the Dallas office, Scott Barnard‘s practice emphasizes business torts, fraud actions, commercial contract disputes, and real estate litigation.

Akin frequently acts for private investment funds, broker dealers, and public accounting firms in private litigation under federal securities and commodities laws. It is well versed in both securities litigation and regulatory enforcement actions, often handling both in parallel for the same client. Stephen M. Baldini and Douglas Rappaport lead the practice from New York. Baldini and key partner Neal Marder in Los Angeles both played important roles in the defense of Eastman Kodak Company in multiple derivative and securities class actions. Scott Barnard, who recently handled a high-stakes matter for AB Energy Opportunity Fund, is a key lawyer in Dallas. New York-based Uri Itkin is a seasoned trial lawyer with substantial experience in cases involving structured finance and investment funds.