A&O Shearman has a proficient litigation practice that handles a range of matters and investigations. The team operates with a broad focus encompassing securities, sanctions and antitrust matters as well as regulatory actions before global enforcement authorities. Adam Hakki and Richard Schwed are co-heads of the New York-based team. Hakki has an enviable success rate representing major financial institution clients in complex securities and antitrust matters and litigating for major banks in enforcement investigations. Grace Lee is also a team asset, handling a range of class actions related to bond financing and securities. Katherine Stoller is a white-collar lawyer tackling criminal and regulatory investigations, focusing on money laundering, sanction violations and fraud.
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Key clients
- Citigroup
- Danske Bank
- The Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Bank of America
- BNP Paribas
- Morgan Stanley
- UniCredit, S.p.A.
- KuCoin
- Counsel to Monitor of Binance Settlement
- Gemini Trust
Work highlights
Represented Citigroup in a multi-billion dollar RICO and fraud action filed by Quinn Emanuel in the U.S. District Court in Miami on behalf of dozens of creditors of a now-defunct Mexican oil-services company called Oceanografía, S.A. de C.V.
Represented Danske Bank in a high-profile $2 billion global resolution with DOJ, the SEC, and Danish authorities, concerning financial crime allegations at the Bank’s former Estonian Branch.
Served as counsel to Frances McLeod of Forensic Risk Analysis following Binance Holdings Limited's guilty plea in November 2023 and $4.3 billion settlement agreement—one of the largest in history—to resolve DOJ charges related to AML, sanctions, and regulatory violations.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Adam Hakki; Richard Schwed
Other key lawyers
Grace Lee; Katherine Stoller