A&O Shearman‘s international litigation practice has vast trial experience, with in-depth knowledge of securities litigation, white-collar, regulatory, and investigations work. Information requestions and enforcement actions are regularly advised on by the team, with expertise in associated business, reputational, and regulatory risks. The team has a well-established China securities litigation department, and represents a range of leading clients, including Danske Bank, Citigroup, BNP Paribas, Bank of America, and Softbank. Based in the New York office, Adam Hakki is a well-commended litigator for securities and trading market cases, alongside the DOJ, SEC, and FINRA. Hakki is joined by Richard Schwed in the same office. Katherine Stoller bolsters the team with her expertise conducting corporate internal investigations, including whistleblower and workplace investigations. Also of note are New York-based John Nathanson and in the Washington DC office, Mark Lanpher.
Key clients
- Danske Bank
- Citigroup Inc.
- UniCredit S.p.A.
- Bank of Montreal
- BNP Paribas
- Bank of America (Mexican Government Bonds)
- Bank of America, N.A.; Merrill Lynch International (European Government Bonds)
- Softbank Group Corp.
- Antaeus Group LLC
- VORAGO Technologies
- Citigroup (US v. Schulman)
- Nikko Asset Management, its chief executive officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
- Liberty Global
- SRI Ten 477 Madison LLC and SRI Ten 477 Madison TRS LLC, funds affiliated with Shorenstein Properties
- Bradesco Securities, Inc.
- LyondellBasell Industries
Work highlights
- Represented Danske Bank in investigations by DOJ, the SEC, and Danish criminal authorities concerning financial crime allegations at the Bank’s former Estonian branch, resulting in a USD 2 billion global settlement, one of the largest in history.
- Achieved a victory for Citigroup, in a multi-billion dollar RICO and fraud action filed in the U.S. District Court in Miami on behalf of dozens of creditors of a now-defunct Mexican oil-services company called Oceanografía, S.A. de C.V. (“OSA”).
- Represented Italian banking conglomerate UniCredit SpA in connection with a multi-year sanctions investigation and coordinated a $1.3 billion global settlement with multiple U.S. authorities, including obtaining from the U.S. Department of Justice a declination to prosecute the parent entity.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Adam Hakki, Richard Schwed