Sam Seymour is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell's Criminal Defense and Investigations Group. He specializes in white-collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement matters and internal investigations.
Mr. Seymour has represented clients in many high-profile investigations involving allegations of accounting fraud, securities fraud, foreign bribery, price-fixing, trade sanctions violations, money laundering and obstruction of justice. He represents individuals and institutions in a broad range of financial and industrial business sectors worldwide.
Mr. Seymour’s practice also encompasses commercial litigation and arbitration matters, including derivative cases, shareholder actions and complex contract disputes.
Widely recognized for his professional achievements, Mr. Seymour has held leadership positions in numerous organizations serving the legal and educational communities.
Mr. Seymour recently co-authored a white paper with Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP entitled "Forensic Investigations: When Money, Image, or Top Execs Are Implicated, Involvement from the Audit Committee Is Key."
Selected Cases
- Handled the resolution of government investigations for The Bank of New York, Spiegel, Inc., UBS, Bankers Trust Company, Statoil ASA, Moody's Investors Service, Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Morgan Crucible plc, among many others
- Represented David Duncan, formerly the lead Arthur Andersen engagement partner for Enron, in the criminal probe of Enron and Andersen
- Served as lead trial counsel in 15 criminal jury trials in federal courts. Argued numerous appeals in the Second Circuit
- Conducted numerous internal investigations for corporations, financial institutions and audit committees
Government Service
Mr. Seymour served as an assistant U.S. attorney and deputy chief appellate attorney in the Southern District of New York from 1988 through 1991.
Professional Activities and Community Involvement
Educational Service
- Columbia Law School – Adjunct professor. Taught trial advocacy seminar (1998-2004)
- Packer Collegiate Institute – Board of trustees (board chair, 2004-2007)
- Columbia Law School - Board of visitors
Legal Service
- Practising Law Institute – Trustee
- The Fund for Modern Courts – Director
- First Department Assigned Counsel Corporation – Director
- New York Council of Defense Lawyers – Member
- American Law Institute – Member
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York – Former vice president and chair of the executive committee
Rankings and Recognitions
- Robert M. Morgenthau Award, Police Athletic League, for distinguished legal career (2009)
- Milton S. Gould Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy – Office of the Appellate Defender (2008)
- John J. McCloy Award - Fund for Modern Courts (2007)
- Euromoney's Benchmark: America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys – Recognized as a Star in both White-Collar Criminal Defense (National) and Litigation (New York) (2008, 2009, 2010)
- The Legal 500 U.S., Volume 3: Litigation – Recommended Lawyer for White-Collar Criminal Defense (2007)
- The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers – Business Crimes (2007, 2009)
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business – Recognized as a leading litigator in both White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) and Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Regulatory Enforcement and Investigations) (2007, 2008, 2009)
- The Best Lawyers in America – Recognized for both Commercial Litigation and White-Collar Criminal Defense (2010, 2008, 2007) and for White-Collar Criminal Defense (2009, 2010)
- New York Super Lawyers – Selected as one of the top New York Super Lawyers in the field of Criminal Defense: White Collar (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
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