EDITORIAL REVIEW
Braff paddled through rough waters as lead counsel for Barclays during
its Enron lawsuits, including a securities class action.
—2008 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
The leader of his firm's litigation group takes on securities cases for clients like Goldman Sachs, Conrad Black and Omnicom Group. Oh, he's involved in Enron litigation too.
—Lawdragon Magazine
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David H. Braff
Partner
New York
Phone +1-212-558-4705
Fax +1-212-558-3588
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, 2009-2010)
- 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 (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006)
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