ROBERT W. HENOCH

Recent Engagements:

Mr. Henoch's recent complex civil matters include:

• Representation of a publicly traded biotechnology company in a US $14.5 million suit against Oppenheimer & Co. for alleged violations of securities and broker dealer laws
• Representation of the former Senior Vice Chairman of AIG in connection with numerous class and derivative actions in New York and Delaware arising out of alleged accounting fraud and insurance regulatory violations
• Representation of a publicly-traded high-technology company in a US $254.6 million suit against Lehman Brothers, Inc. for alleged violations of securities laws and broker-dealer duties
• Representation of a publicly-traded media company in a US $36 million suit against Lehman Brothers, Inc. for alleged violations of securities laws and broker-dealer duties
• Representation of a publicly-traded company in a US $500+ million suit against Oppenheimer & Co. for alleged violations of securities laws and broker-dealer duties
• Representation of a publicly-traded company in a US $70+ million suit against Merrill Lynch for alleged violations of securities laws and broker-dealer duties

Mr. Henoch's recent government enforcement defense matters include:

• Representation of a Chief Financial Officer of a privately held clothing retailer in an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Representation at trial of a former securities broker dealer in a criminal prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice for securities fraud and wire fraud
• Representation of a former hedge fund manager extradited from Germany in a criminal prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice for securities fraud and obstruction of justice in connection with the alleged unlawful trading of commodity futures
• Representation of a former securities broker, facing extradition from the United Kingdom, in a criminal prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice for securities fraud in connection with the alleged unlawful sale of billions of dollars of unregistered securities
• Representation of a New York entrepreneur in a criminal tax investigation by the IRS Criminal Investigation Division
• Representation of a former executive of a European multinational company in an antitrust investigation and prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as parallel U.S. and European civil litigation
• Representation of a U.K. businessman in an investigation by U.S. and U.K. authorities into alleged violations of the Arms Control Export Act and International Emergency Economic Powers Act
• Representation of the former Chief Financial Officer of a public company in an accounting fraud prosecution brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, as well as parallel Securities & Exchange Commission and civil litigation
• Representation of a hedge fund in connection with the well-publicized Bear Stearns subprime fund collapse and resulting investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York and the Securities & Exchange Commission
• Representation of a former Chairman of the Board of Directors in a European company in connection with a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Representation of a marketing company in connection with Medicare fraud allegations by the New York State Attorney General's Office
• Representation of the President of a multi-million dollar oil company in an asset forfeiture investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice in the Northern District of Illinois

Professional & Community Involvement:

• Extradition Lawyers' Association, Committee Member
• European Criminal Bar Association, Member

News & Publications:

• Gathering Evidence for Foreign Confiscation in the United States (27th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Cambridge, September, 2009)
• Chair, Meeting the Challenges of Cross-Border Investigations (New York City Bar Association, New York, March 2010)
• How Extradition and MLAT Requests are Processed and Supervised within the U.S. Department of Justice (2009 Extradition Lawyers' Association Conference, London, November, 2009)

Prior To Kobre & Kim LLP:

Prior to his time at Kobre & Kim LLP, while serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mr. Henoch handled numerous white-collar criminal matters, including a multi-defendant bank fraud case involving the production and passing of counterfeit money orders. As a supervisor of two separate units at the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of New York, Mr. Henoch oversaw numerous investigations, prosecutions and trials involving computer forensics, fraud, money laundering, tax evasion and other white collar offenses. He also handled and oversaw several Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty requests involving a variety of European, South American and Central American nations. He received the U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General's Directors Award for Superior Service.

Prior to his appointment as an Assistant United States Attorney, Mr. Henoch served for nearly nine years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office. As an Assistant District Attorney, he handled more than 150 felony cases ranging from violent crimes to fraud. Mr. Henoch served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves for over 23 years, obtaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Practice Focus:

• Financial Institution Litigation
• Government Enforcement Defense
• Internal Investigations & Monitorships
• Asset Forfeiture, Tracing & Recovery
• Class & Derivative Action Defense
• Whistleblower Representation

Education:

• George Washington University, J.D.
• Honors College, University of Michigan, B.A.

Admissions:

• New York
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit