
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Todd S. Fishman
Defended the former chairman and chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers in connection with congressional testimony; testimony before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission; criminal, Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Attorney General, and bankruptcy examiner investigations; FINRA proceedings; and civil securities and ERISA actions arising out of the bankruptcy filing.
Defended a global French banking group in a DOJ antitrust investigation relating to the failure of Archegos Capital Management.
Defended a global French bank in regulatory investigations relating to alleged manipulation and collusion in the market for US Treasury instruments, as well as the multidistrict class action proceedings In re Treasury Securities Auction Antitrust Litigation.
Defended a global financial services firm in DOJ and regulatory investigations relating to the precious metals and derivative trading markets, as well as the multidistrict class action proceedings In re Commodity Exchange Inc., Gold Futures and Options Trading Litigation, and In re Silver Fixing, Ltd. Antitrust Litigation.
Defended a Dutch banking group in a cross-border FCPA investigation by the SEC and Dutch criminal authorities relating to potential corrupt practices, money laundering, and failures in due diligence.
Defended a leading US title insurance company in a New York Attorney General investigation into hiring (no-poach) practices.
Defended a leading cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform in class action litigation in the Southern District of New York alleging product offering and exchange trading practices in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act and US and state securities laws.
Defended a French banking group in a Southern District of New York action brought by a Bermuda hedge fund alleging that various broker-dealers engaged in spoofing and naked short-selling strategies to manipulate the stock price of Concordia on US and Canadian markets in violation of the US securities laws.
Defended a leading US multinational brokerage firm in a Southern District of New York action alleging securities fraud and fiduciary breaches relating to the embezzlement of gains from cryptocurrency investments.
Defended a global French bank in a False Claims Act action arising out of the emergency loans issued to AIG by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in late 2008.