Lawyers

David Braff is a generalist litigator. In recent years, his practice has focused on regulatory investigations and criminal matters, as well as a wide variety of civil litigation matters.

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS

• Lead counsel to Bank Hapoalim in an investigation by the United States Department of Justice and others concerning alleged corruption in connection with international soccer confederations and competitions.
• Lead counsel to Bank Hapoalim in a cross-border investigation by the Department of Justice, Federal Reserve, and New York Department of Financial Services relating to tax evasion by U.S. customers.
• Counsel to companies in connection with securities and antitrust class actions.
• Counsel to companies in connection with whistleblower issues and employment-related matters.
• Counsel to companies in connection with sanctions-related criminal and civil investigations.
• Counsel to Sallie Mae Bank in connection with litigation by the State of Illinois and State of Mississippi concerning student lending practices.
• Counsel to Goldman Sachs and its directors in cases relating to executive compensation.
• Counsel to Goldman Sachs in litigation relating to auction rate securities.
• Counsel to Barclays in litigation relating to mortgage-backed securities.
• Counsel to Barclays in LIBOR-related matters, including criminal and regulatory matters, and putative antitrust and securities class actions.
• Counsel to Barclays in connection with matters relating to foreign exchange trading, including civil, criminal and regulatory matters.
• Counsel to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in matters relating to the completion and operation of the museum and memorial.
• Counsel to Bank of New York Mellon in the settlement of an SEC investigation into allegations relating to “pre-release” of American depositary receipts (ADRs).