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Shari A. Brandt

Partner

Shari A. Brandt focuses on complex civil litigation, regulatory proceedings, internal investigations, and white collar criminal defense. She often represents clients in matters that proceed simultaneously in regulatory, white collar defense, and civil litigation forums.

Ms. Brandt represents international and domestic clients in the finance, accounting, pharmaceutical, retail, computer software/hardware, telecommunications, and education industries, among others. She also represents individuals. She works on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigations at the federal and state level, arbitrations, and mediations. She also represents individuals, institutions, securities professionals, accountants, and corporate officers who are under investigation by the SEC, FINRA, United States Attorney, and other governmental and self-regulatory bodies. Representative matters include:

• Representing insurer in litigation and regulatory inquiries concerning auction rate securities and residential mortgage-backed securities;
• Representing brokerage firm in connection with regulatory inquiries concerning credit default swaps;
• Representing private equity firm in the United States in two lengthy arbitrations concerning hedge fund valuation, employment law, and breach of contract issues;
• Representing hedge fund in connection with breach of contract claims arising from sale of a business;
• Defending major university against allegations that its medical research violated anti-discrimination and informed consent laws;
• Representing software consulting company in employment disputes initiated by United States and United Kingdom employees;
• Representing senior officer of a brokerage firm in connection with multiple regulatory and criminal investigations into market timing;
• Representing senior officer of drug company in connection with regulatory, criminal, and Congressional subcommittee inquiries into insider trading allegations;
• Representing accountants, consultants, and clerks in investigations by the SEC and United States Attorney’s office into auditing standards and booking of revenue;
• Representing individual brokers and supervisors in disciplinary proceedings before the SEC and FINRA;
• Representing audit committee of a national retailer in internal investigation into incorrect accounting and internal control failures.

In 2000, Ms. Brandt was an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Fordham University School of Law. Ms. Brandt is admitted to practice before the State Bars of New York and New Jersey as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York and District of New Jersey.