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    Brian R. Gottlieb

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    New York

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    Brian Gottlieb is an associate in Sullivan & Cromwell’s Litigation Group.  His practice focuses on high-stakes complex civil litigation matters at the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts, including securities, antitrust, products liability, consumer protection, and government enforcement actions.  He also advises clients on potential litigation risks and strategies.

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    Experience

    • Representing FirstEnergy Corp., one of the nation’s largest electricity distributors, in securities litigation and related enforcement actions stemming from alleged improper political contributions.
    • Representing Barclays in litigating and resolving favorably class actions and individual actions related to alleged manipulation of benchmark interest rates, including USD LIBOR, Yen LIBOR, the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate, and the Singapore Swap Offer Rate
    • Advised FirstEnergy Corp. in connection with securing a global resolution of a criminal investigation by the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission and a civil action brought by the Office of the Ohio Attorney General.
    • Represented Volkswagen in a three-week jury and bench trial in federal court in San Francisco.  Following 11 days of trial, the jury rejected bellwether consumers’ claims seeking millions of dollars in damages after opting out of the related consumer class action settlements.
    • Represented Volkswagen and Audi in securing the dismissal on standing grounds—upheld on appeal—of a putative class action in the Northern District of California brought by individuals who both purchased and sold their diesel vehicles before news of the diesel emissions issues became public.

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    Credentials

    Education

    • New York University School of Law, J.D., 2019
    • New York University, B.A., 2016

    Bar Admissions

    • New York

    Clerkships

    • The Honorable Barbara Lagoa, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2021-2022

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