A go-to team for financial services companies, Paul Hastings LLP has extensive experience representing both organizations and individuals before the full range of federal and state enforcement authorities, as well as foreign regulators. The group is particularly strong in global Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and anti-corruption investigations, and excels in transatlantic white-collar litigation and enforcement. The practice is co-led by Washington DC lawyers Allyson Baker, a favored lawyer for consumer financial law matters, Kwame Manley, who specializes in white-collar criminal defense, internal corporate investigations, and civil litigation, and Brad Bondi, who focuses on securities and financial investigations and litigation, in addition to Kenneth Herzinger in San Francisco, who represents clients in high-stakes government investigations and enforcement proceedings. Other key practitioners include Robert Luskin, also in DC, who advises on issues such as FCPA violations, sanctions, and anti-corruption, New York-based life sciences expert Gary Giampetruzzi, and Derek Wetmore in San Francisco.
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Key clients
- Touzi Capital, LLC and Eng Taking
- ABB
- SAP SE
- Mashreq Bank
- Airbus Group
- Acima
- Cleo AI
- Digital World Acquisition Corp.
- Block, Inc.
- Dave Inc.
- Celsius Network LLC
- Interactive Brokers LLC
Work highlights
Represented defendants Touzi Capital, LLC and Eng Taking, its managing member, in a lawsuit filed by the SEC alleging clients defrauded more than a thousand investors in unregistered securities offerings that raised more than $100m.
Obtained a coordinated global resolution for ABB primarily in connection with potential wrongdoing related to a project in South Africa, which triggered a local criminal and civil inquiry and parallel investigations in other jurisdictions.
Represented Senator Robert Menendez against accusations of misuse of office to act for the benefit of the government of Egypt and two New Jersey businessmen by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
Lawyers
Leading lawyers: Advice to corporates
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Allyson Baker
Leading lawyers: Advice to individuals
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Robert Luskin
Kwame Manley
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Allyson Baker; Kwame Manley; Brad Bondi; Kenneth Herzinger
Other key lawyers
Robert Luskin; Gary Giampetruzzi; Derek Wetmore; S. Joy Dowdle; Avi Weitzman; Nick Griepsma; Samuel Deau