Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP’s core client base predominantly consists of notable private investment funds including hedge, private equity, and regulated funds. The group is well-versed in regulatory investigations and enforcement matters, as well as investment activities such as market manipulation and potential insider trading. Leading the team are Charles Clark, based in Washington DC, who co-chairs the firm’s securities enforcement practice, while Craig Warkol and Michael Swartz, both of whom are based in New York, co-chair the firm’s litigation group.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'Extremely experienced in litigation.'
- 'Extremely hard-working.'
- 'Michael Swartz is a stellar litigator who never loses sight of a client's objectives. He is extremely commercial and pragmatic.'
Key clients
- Aimia
- Candlestick Capital Management
- Credit Suisse
- Driver Opportunity Partners
- Empery Asset Management
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services
- Instinet
- Interactive Brokers
- Maltese Capital Management
- Mill Point Capital
- Murchinson
- Nexo Capital
- Pantera Capital Management
- Prime Group Holdings
- Prophet Capital Management
- Société Générale
- Tiger Global Management
Work highlights
- Represented Nexo Capital Inc. in parallel investigations brought by the SEC, CFPB and numerous state regulatory agencies related to the company’s offering of an interest-earning product.
- Represented Murchinson and two executives in a long-running SEC investigation and related civil litigation relating to trading in the convertible securities of three Greek shipping companies.
- Representing Maltese Capital Management and Patriot Financial Partners in connection with a high-profile dispute over the sale of a stake in a bank.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Charles Clark, Craig Warkol, Michael Swartz