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Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP Offices

Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
1633 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10019
NEW YORK
United States
Visit website 1 212 506 1700 1 212 506 1800

Mr Michael Hanin

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(212) 506-1788 mhanin@kasowitz.com

Work Department

Partner

Position

Banking and Capital Markets Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex Financial Products Litigation; Plaintiffs’ Litigation; Securities Litigation

Career

Michael A. Hanin’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts and in proceedings involving the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. His practice includes advising investment funds on potential litigation and other issues relating to their investments, particularly with respect to complex financial products, securitizations, financing, securities, real estate and accounting.  Mike is counsel of record to multiple investment funds – including Waterfall Asset Management, Serengeti Asset Management, One William Street Capital, Angelo Gordon, Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Deer Park Road Corporation – in ongoing public litigation relating to commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities, CDOs, CLOs, and other structured products.

Mike has been recognized as a leading litigator by The Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation.  He was named a Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazer by the National Law Journal in 2021.  He has also been named an MVP of the Year for Structured Finance by Law360 in 2020, a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation and included in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America 2020.  Mike has also been recognized in Super Lawyers.

Memberships

New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Education

Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2001); Williams College (B.A., cum laude, 1997)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: plaintiff

New York firm Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP is active for both plaintiffs and defendants in securities litigation, frequently using this dual role to successfully negotiate settlements. The firm has long been involved in matters arising from mortgage-backed securities and continues to handle work in that area, including acting for Wall Street investor Carl Icahn in a claim against Rialto Capital Advisors alleging breach of contract and fraud in connection with the servicing of a CMBS trust that resulted in a loss of almost $73m. Michael Hanin, who leads the practice with Sheron Korpus and Stephen Tountas, took the lead in that case. Hanin also acted for Waterfall Asset Management affiliate Cascade Funding in a case arising from its purchase from Bancorp of a pool of $900m in mortgage loan assets, to be funded through a securitization in a CRE CLO, ultimately recovering $13m for the client. Name partner Marc Kasowitz, a pioneer of high-value securities litigation on behalf of hedge funds, international banks and sovereigns, remains active in the practice.

United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense

The ‘aggressive and tactical litigation team‘ at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP in New York acts for both plaintiffs and defendants in securities litigation. Its defense work is frequently for large and public national and international companies. The firm recently negotiated a $430m cash settlement for Teva Pharmaceuticals in one of the largest securities class actions in recent years. Sheron Korpus, Michael Hanin and Stephen Tountas lead the ‘incredibly responsive and technical‘ practice, in which emerging partner talent Andrew Schwartz plays an increasingly prominent role.

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