Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP‘s ’top-notch practitioners‘ excel in a wide variety of enforcement, litigation, and regulatory matters. The team routinely advises individuals as well as corporate clients across sectors, and has expertise in securities, healthcare, medical device, tax, and pharma fraud, and also False Claims Act matters, asset forfeiture claims, and crisis management issues. The practice is co-led by Joshua Goldberg and Daniel Ruzumna, both based in New York, and Robert Cleary is another key lawyer.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Excellent profile, top-notch practitioners, easy to work with.’
‘Robert Cleary is extremely well respected and well known in the industry, great to work with. Lauren is a great team player, easy to work with, and thoughtful.’
‘The Patterson team is highly sophisticated, with significant subject matter expertise in the federal securities laws and the systems that numerous industry experts have implemented to comply with them. ’
‘Gregory Baker honed his expertise in the asset management industry while at the SEC. He knows the subject matter and has keen insights into how regulators evaluate the conduct of the asset management industry. He is also exceptionally kind, and individuals facing significant regulatory peril understand that Greg has their back.'
Key clients
- Alavi Foundation
- SBB Research
- Adam Kapelner
- Richard Kahn
- CEO and COO of SBB Research
Work highlights
Representing Alavi Foundation and 650 Fifth Avenue Company in a civil forfeiture proceeding in SDNY and as defendants in over a dozen judgment enforcement actions in which the government alleges that our client violated the International Economic Emergency Powers Act and is seeking to forfeit all of our clients’ assets.
Representing SBB Research, an investment management firm, in a lawsuit brought by the SEC alleging securities fraud.
Representing Richard Kahn, a co-executor of the Epstein Estate, in an investigation by the House Government and Oversight Committee of the US House of Representatives.
Lawyers
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The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Practice head
Joshua Goldberg; Daniel Ruzumna
Other key lawyers
Robert Cleary; Michael Buchanan; Lauren Schorr Potter; Gregory Baker