Jacob M. Croke

• FTX Trading Ltd., Alameda Research and nearly 100 affiliated entities as Debtors’ counsel throughout their bankruptcy proceedings, including litigating dozens of avoidance actions, tracing and recovering billions of dollars of assets for creditors, and responding to numerous criminal and regulatory investigations.
• Tiffany & Co. as plaintiff in Delaware Court of Chancery litigation against LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, seeking to compel LVMH to complete its agreed-upon acquisition of Tiffany. LVMH ultimately completed its acquisition of Tiffany for approximately $16 billion in January 2021.
• Goldman Sachs in connection with dozens of mortgage-related litigations and investigations, including:
• Goldman’s $5.1 billion global settlement with the DOJ, the New York, Illinois and California Attorneys General, the National Credit Union Administration and the Federal Home Loan Banks of Chicago and Seattle, resolving claims regarding Goldman’s structuring, underwriting and sales of tens of billions of dollars of residential mortgage-backed securities.
• Negotiating and structuring Goldman’s $1.6 billion in “consumer relief” obligations arising out of the global RMBS settlement, as well as compliance with the related monitorship.
• Obtaining summary judgment dismissing class action fraud claims brought by investors alleging losses exceeding $2 billion in two CDO transactions.
• Securing a declination from the SEC after receiving a Wells Notice regarding a $1.3 billion subprime RMBS transaction.

• Lordstown Motors and a Special Committee of the Board in responding to short seller allegations and regulatory inquiries following its de-SPAC transaction, as well as members of the Board of the SPAC sponsor in connection with related securities, derivative, and Delaware Court of Chancery fiduciary duty litigations.
• Hyzon Motors in responding to short seller allegations, regulatory inquiries and securities and derivative litigations following its de-SPAC transaction.
• UBS AG in a nearly decade-long DOJ investigation and litigation alleging that UBS violated FIRREA in connection with $41 billion of residential mortgage-backed securities, ultimately resulting in a $1.435 billion settlement.
• Allianz in a series of multi-billion dollar litigations concerning the failure of the Structured Alpha funds during the market volatility of March 2020.
• Banco Popular de Puerto Rico in $300 million arbitrations with the FDIC regarding loans purchased from the FDIC as receiver of a failed bank.
• UBS AG in connection with an investigation by a consortium of state attorneys general regarding alleged benchmark interest rate manipulation.
• Goldman Sachs in a trust instruction proceeding in Minnesota state court involving a synthetic CMBS CDO.
• Numerous boards and special committees regarding corporate transactions and related disputes.
• A major digital currency exchange in connection with various non-public regulatory and Congressional inquiries.
• Numerous companies in connection with earnout disputes.
• Numerous hedge funds and trading firms in connection with a wide range of trading-related issues.
• A major financial institution in connection with a wide range of non-public regulatory and criminal investigations involving alleged insider trading, whistleblower claims and other issues.
• A major investment advisor in leading an internal investigation into high-profile misconduct allegations.
• A major financial institution in complying with a DOJ-imposed monitorship.
• A major automotive company in connection with a commercial dispute regarding a risk-sharing agreement.
• A major financial institution in connection with stress test planning and related bank supervisory matters.
• A major hedge fund in connection with investments in structured products and other regulatory matters.

Recent Speaking Engagements

• “Navigating Institutional Stablecoin Adoption and Regulation“ (Panelist) at McCarthy Tetrault during Coindesk Consensus (June 2025)
• “When Deals Don’t Go as Planned: Earnout Disputes, Purchase Price Adjustments, Break Fees, Indemnification Claims, and Fraud“ (Panelist), at the Tulane Corporate Law Institute (March 2025)
• “Managing Your Investment in the Private Equity Space:  Who Wears What Hat, When and Where“ (Panelist), at the American Bar Association Business Law Section Fall Meeting (September 2023)
• Guest Lecturer at classes at Yale Law (2021-2025), NYU Law (2023) and University of Iowa Law (2023)