Mark Musico is a trial and appellate lawyer in Susman Godfrey’s New York Office. His clients include the country’s leading lights in finance, technology, and industry, including international sports betting and gaming giant, Flutter Entertainment; Fortune 500 conglomerate, General Electric; pioneering satellite communications company, Loral Space & Communications; preeminent macro investor and hedge fund manager, Louis Bacon; and prominent hedge fund, Saba Capital.
Clients describe Musico as “really sharp,” “having an excellent manner,” and “unflappable.” Plaintiffs and defendants look to him for winning insights in high-stakes disputes involving intellectual property, defamation and the First Amendment, the False Claims Act, the Investment Company Act, antitrust, securities, insurance, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | Complex Commercial Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Complex Litigation, Appellate |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2025 | Complex Commercial Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Complex Litigation; Appellate |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2024 | Complex Commercial Litigation |
| Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2023 | Complex Litigation; Appellate |
Musico’s wins, which have generated billions in value for his clients, include:
- An award valued at over $2 billion for Flutter Entertainment in a high-profile dispute with FOX Corporation, convincing an arbitrator in New York to nearly double the exercise price FOX sought for its option to acquire a portion of Flutter’s portfolio company, FanDuel.
- A $203 million award for Louis Bacon in a high-profile defamation case against Peter Nygard, the largest known award in a New York-based defamation lawsuit.
- A $307.5 million settlement on behalf of a class of life insurance policyholders in connection with AXA Equitable’s cost-of-insurance rate hike.
Musico has also secured several victories for hedge fund, Saba Capital, in disputes with entrenched and underperforming managers of funds in which Saba invested. He recently argued and won two precedent-setting appeals before the Second Circuit, successfully invalidating provisions that deprived fund shareholders of their equal voting rights under the Investment Company Act of 1940.