Practice Focus:

Institutional Plaintiffs' Litigation

Government Enforcement Defense

Internal Investigations & Monitorships

Asset Forfeiture, Tracing & Recovery

Class & Derivative Action Defense

Education:

Harvard Law School, J.D.

Harvard Law Review (Notes Editor)

Harvard College, B.A.

Admissions:

New York

U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

LEIF T. SIMONSON
leif.simonson@kobrekim.com

New York:
800 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022
Tel. 212.488.1236
Fax. 212.488.1220

Leif T. Simonson practices in the areas of complex civil litigation with an emphasis on securities law, as well as white-collar criminal defense and regulatory proceedings in the financial services sector.

Recent Engagements:

• Representation of Brian Hunter, the former co-head of energy trading at Amaranth, a $9 billion hedge fund, in connection with regulatory enforcement litigation against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Representation of a former KPMG partner in a federal criminal prosecution involving certain tax shelter products
• Representation of Tongsun Park, a well-known international lobbyist, in connection with a federal criminal prosecution of the "Oil for Food" scandal
• Representation of a European investment bank in a dispute against JP Morgan Chase arising from the collapse of a $2 billion credit facility
• Representation of an investment bank in investigation by the Securities & Exchange Commission into alleged insider trading
• Representation of a high-level executive in an enforcement action brought against him by the Securities & Exchange Commission alleging securities fraud
• Representation of a Bermuda-based client in connection with investigations into insurance industry accounting practices by the Securities & Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the New York State Attorney General's Office
• Representation of an insurance broker in the New York State Attorney General's investigation into bid-rigging in the insurance industry
• Representation of a major broker dealer in NASD arbitration based on allegations of securities fraud
• Representation of a large Asian chemical company in an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration involving more than $200 million in damages

Prior To Kobre & Kim LLP:

Prior to joining Kobre & Kim LLP, Mr. Simonson practiced at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he focused on complex commercial and securities litigation.

Mr. Simonson was an Oralist and Semi-finalist in the Ames Moot Court Competition at Harvard Law School.

Professional & Community Involvement:

• The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member
• Federal Bar Council, Member