Sean O'Shea, Michael Petrella and Amanda Devereux
joined Cadwalader's New York office as partners in the
Global Litigation Group. The attorneys will expand Cadwalader's
trial capabilities and strengthen the firm's services to
financial institutions, corporate and fund clients.
Prior to joining Cadwalader, Mr. O'Shea, Mr. Petrella and
Ms. Devereux were partners at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.
Mr. O'Shea joins as Chair of Cadwalader's Trial
Practice. He was the former Chief of the Business/Securities Fraud
Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District
of New York. Mr. O'Shea focuses his practice on complex
business and white collar litigation, and has represented clients
which include large corporations, prominent private equity and
hedge funds, as well as senior executives at major corporations.
During his tenure as a federal prosecutor, Mr. O'Shea led more
than 35 jury trials to verdict and appeared as lead appellate
counsel for the DOJ in dozens
