Fishman Haygood LLP

Benjamin Reichard, a partner in our Litigation Section, enjoys a diverse practice, including securities arbitration, construction disputes, environmental law, and general commercial litigation. He also heads the firm’s international arbitration practice.

Ben was among the group of lead counsel for investors defrauded in R. Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme. In their lawsuit, investors alleged that five banks aided and abetted or knowingly participated in the scheme. Settlements totaling $1.6 billion were reached with five bank defendants on the eve of trial.

Currently, he represents the Official Stanford Investors Committee Ponzi in its claims against The Bank of New York Mellon arising from the Stanford Ponzi scheme and also represents other investment fraud victims in several different cases pending in federal court and in private arbitration against third-party aiders. Additionally, he has represented individual investors in state court for third-party liability claims arising out of Ponzi schemes.

Ben’s international arbitration practice is centered in the area of investor-state arbitration. He currently serves as lead counsel representing contractors, developers, financial consortiums, and individual investors in confidential arbitrations against sovereign nations arising out of multi-hundred-million-dollar large-scale construction, infrastructure, and industrial development projects, as well as disputes relating to government malfeasance and failure to protect individual investors’ interests.

In other arbitration matters, Ben has represented a range of clients—from individual investors to hedge funds to banks—in proceedings against prime brokers, auditors, clearing brokers, broker-dealers, and financial advisors. He also has extensive experience in complex ERISA and antitrust litigation.

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Member, International Bar Association

Member, New Orleans Bar Association

J.D., high honors, from Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2008 B.A., magna cum laude, from Amherst College, 2001