Blockchain
United States
19 August 2025
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP fields a team of seasoned litigators who are highly proficient in tackling complex commercial matters for high-profile financial institutions. The group is adept at representing clients in litigation pertaining to antitrust, securities, breach of contract and tort claims. The practice in New York is led by a trio of expert litigators: Paul Spagnoletti, Dana Seshens, and James Rouhandeh. Rouhandeh is a go-to securities litigator who regularly represents corporate issuers and investment banks. Brian Weinstein and Lara Buchwald bolster the team with focused practices on complex commercial litigation in the financial services arena.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction
Key clients
- Citibank N.A., Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
- Morgan Stanley
- DLocal
- UPFintech
- Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten
- JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
- Bank of China U.S.A., BOCI Commodities & Futures (USA) LLC
- Universal Television, LLC, Electric Hot Dog, Inc., and James Fallon
- Josh Harris
- Galaxy Digital
Work highlights
Represented Citibank N.A. and certain of its affiliates in connection with litigation pursued by the Millennium Health Litigation Trustee.
Achieved a significant victory for Morgan Stanley when a securities fraud plaintiff conceded at an August 27, 2024, hearing that it could not prove its claims and asked the court to dismiss its complaint.
Secured the Second Circuit’s unanimous affirmance of the dismissal of a federal RICO lawsuit filed against Apollo co-founder Josh Harris by fellow co-founder and former Apollo CEO Leon Black.
Practice head
James Rouhandeh; Dana Seshens; Paul Spagnoletti
Other key lawyers
Brian Weinstein; Lara Buchwald