Based out of its New York office, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP is adept at defending public and private companies, and their directors and officers, across a wide array of securities fraud matters, from both a civil and criminal perspective. Shahzeb Lari is well-versed in handling securities class action litigation, including for financial services clients, as well as also excelling in M&A litigation before the Chancery Court of Delaware. Marc Weinstein co-heads the team alongside Lari, leveraging the insight he gained as a federal prosecutor to good effect, including to clients engaged in parallel DOJ and SEC criminal and civil proceedings. Other key members of the team include William Maguire, who specializes in auditor liability cases and former SEC enforcement alumnus Terence Healy.
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Key clients
- Danish Ministry of Taxation (SKAT)
- Joseph Ianniello, former President and Acting CEO of CBS
- Trevor Milton, founder and former Executive Chairman of Nikola Corporation
- Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
- Former Directors of Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp.
- Adam Gilchrist, co-founder and CEO of F45 Training Holdings, Inc.
- Alan J. Markowitz
- Cornerstone Acquisition and Management Company LLC
- Aris George Michalopoulos
- Value Opulence I LLC
Work highlights
- Leads the sprawling US litigation to recover more than $2bn on behalf of the Danish Customs and Tax Administration, or Skatteforvaltningen (SKAT).
- Represented Pioneer and its officers and directors in litigation relating to Pioneer’s $60bn merger with ExxonMobil.
- Defending the former directors of Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. in a litigation proceeding in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.
Lawyers
Practice head
Shahzeb Lari; Marc Weinstein
Other key lawyers
William Maguire; Terence Healy