Securities, Swaps and Derivatives

  • Defense of a major Mexican retailer in a $1.5 billion state court contract dispute with several swap dealers arising out of the sale of exotic currency derivatives
  • Defense of a government-sponsored bank in a bankruptcy court dispute over the valuation of several hundred interest rate swaps terminated when Lehman failed
  • Prosecution of a foreign investor’s federal court fraud claim against a global private bank involving the sale of exotic financial derivatives
  • Prosecution of federal court class actions on behalf of investors alleging fraud in the sale of interests in limited partnerships organized to develop a fruit orchard and an oil and gas business