Training
Harvard Law School
J.D., 2004, cum laude
Harvard Law Review
Yale University
B.A., 2000, Economics and Math, magna cum laude
Law Firm Experience
Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP
Litigation Partner (2013 - 2024)
Litigation Associate (2006 - 2013)
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Litigation Associate (2004 - 2006)
Summer Associate (2003)
Recognition
Benchmark Litigation – “Litigation Star” rating
Thomson Reuters – 2024 “Stand-out Lawyers”
Expansión, Jurídico (Spanish newspaper) –
“Elite Professor” / “Global Star," May 2022
American Lawyer, Litigation Daily –
Runner-up Litigator of the Week, July 2020
Other Experience
Columbia Law School
Lecturer, U.S. Civil and Criminal Enforcement of International Cartels (2024 - present)
Mobilization for Justice
Development Committee Co-Chair (2023 - present)
Board Member (2021 - present)
Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía
Professor, Introduction to U.S Civil Litigation
(2014 - 2024)
Litigation Matters
Civil Litigation
Served as defense group "liaison counsel" in U.S. Dollar LIBOR multi-district litigation in S.D.N.Y.
Represented multiple major financial institutions in numerous class action lawsuits alleging price-fixing, manipulation, and group boycotts impacting benchmark rates and financial instruments (e.g., LIBOR, FX, CDS, Treasuries, European Government Bonds, Mexican Government bonds, SIBOR, CDOR)
Represented major pharmaceutical company and defense contractor as lead litigation counsel in Antiterrorism Act litigations
Represented major agrictultural company as lead litigation counsel in multi-jurisdictional, complex antitrust litigations involving FTC, state AGs, and private plaintiffs
Represented major financial institution as lead litigation counsel in consumer class actions related to sweep accounts
Represented major stock exchange as lead litigation counsel in numerous challenges to SEC regulatory action (e.g., D.C. Circuit challenge of SEC's "transaction fee pilot" and "NMS governance order," SEC proceedings involving direct listing rules and proxy forwarding fees)
Represented major crypto company in high-profile successful D.C. Circuit challenge of SEC's disapproval of spot bitcoin ETF
Numerous other representations across various subject matters (e.g., contract, False Claims Act, securities, Telephone Consumer Protection Act) for various client types (e.g., private equity, pharmaceutical companies, financial institutions, operating companies)
Government investigations
DOJ/SEC/FINRA matter regarding alleged spoofing in U.S. Treasuries
SEC matter regarding alleged fraud and inflated markups in secondary market trading of non-agency RMBS
Multiple representations in internal investigations and FINRA enforcement actions regarding trading system operational issues and other topics