Mr William Maguire > Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP ‘has excellent legal skills and deep knowledge in multi-jurisdictional matters, combining a direct approach in communication with both the court, counterparties and the client with the ability to come up with solutions to complex problems that do not increase the level of conflict’. Kevin Abikoff in Washington DC and, in New York, Shahzeb Lari and Marc Weinstein lead the 18-partner securities litigation group. Weinstein and New York-based Daniel Weiner are defending Stuart Fraser, Vice Chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald, in aiding-and-abetting liability claims as part of a securities fraud class action civil suit accusing two cryptocurrency mining companies. Weinstein and key partner William Maguire, who is acting for Deloitte and Touche LLP in a class action alleging it fraudulently misstated its financial statements, are ‘experienced litigators who are able to come up with alternatives on strategy and negotiations’.