David Braff is the Managing Partner of Sullivan & Cromwell's Litigation Group and a member of the Firm's Management Committee. He joined the Firm in 1984 and has been a partner since 1993.
Mr. Braff has worked on a wide variety of matters, with a particular emphasis on banking and securities litigation, including securities class actions. He has also litigated intellectual property, tax, and employment matters.
Selected Cases
- Represents Goldman Sachs in securities cases relating to alleged analyst conflicts of interest.
- Represents Goldman Sachs in securities and antitrust cases relating to auction rate securities.
- Lead counsel for Barclays in the nationwide Enron litigation, including a securities class action and related proceedings.
- Represents public companies and directors in challenges to executive compensation.
- Represents numerous clients in internal investigations and related regulatory and criminal investigations and proceedings.
Rankings and Recognition
- Euromoney's Benchmark: America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys as a star in litigation (New York) (2009, 2008)
- The Legal 500, United States, Volume I for corporate governance (2007)
- The Legal 500, United States, Volume III for securities shareholder litigation (2007)
- Lawdragon as one of "100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation" (2008)
- The Lawdragon 500: Leading Lawyers in America (2008)
- The Lawdragon 500: Leading Lawyers in America as a leading litigator (2006)
- The Best Lawyers in America for commercial Litigation (2009, 2008)
- New York Super Lawyers as a leading lawyer in securities litigation (2008, 2007, 2006)
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