Partner
CurrentSignificant matters I’ve worked on include:• Representing McGraw Hill and its Standard and Poor’s division in settling a $5 billion Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act suit in which the DOJ accused S&P of fraud in its rating of hundreds of residential mortgage backed securities and collateralized debt obligations in the years leading up to the financial crisis in 2008. • Securing the acquittal of Brian Stoker whom the SEC charged with securities fraud in connection with Citigroup’s 2007 marketing of a $1 billion collateralized debt obligation backed by assets tied to the housing market. In its enforcement action the SEC contended that Citigroup had played a role in the selection of the CDO’s underlying mortgage securities and had taken a short position in those securities. The SEC contended that Mr. Stoker was negligent for not disclosing information about Citigroup’s actions in its marketing materials. • Representing HTC in its battle with Apple over smartphone technology. Apple first sued HTC in district court and before the International Trade Commission, claiming our client had infringed 20 patents related to various computer-related technologies, including user interfaces, operating systems, power management, and digital signal processing. The ITC hearing that went to decision resulted in a favorable ruling, and HTC obtained a settlement to become the first Android handset maker licensed by Apple. As managing partner, I am also responsible for strategic planning, financial oversight, and day-to-day operations for the firm’s 90 lawyers and more than 100 staff.
