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Adam
S.
Hakki
Partner
Education
St. John’s University, School of Law, J.D., 1997, magna cum laude
Executive Articles Editor, St. John's Law Review
Muhlenberg College, B.A., 1994
Practice
Mr. Hakki is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Group. He regularly represents investment banks, hedge funds, and mutual funds in major securities, commodities and derivative-related class actions and regulatory enforcement actions and investigations. He also frequently represents clients in Delaware Chancery Court and other state court litigation related to major corporate transactions. Mr. Hakki has significant jury trial and appellate experience.
Mr. Hakki is recognized as a leading securities litigator in the current editions of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Legal 500, and Euromoney’s Benchmark Guide to Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys. He is also an author and frequent lecturer on securities litigation and related government investigations
Recent Experience
Investment Banking Litigations, Investigations and Regulatory Matters
- Regularly represent major investment banks in SEC and FINRA enforcement investigations and proceedings, as well as related internal investigations
- Defense of the investment committee for Merrill Lynch’s retirement plans in ERISA class action litigation related to allegations concerning the company’s CDO and subprime mortgage exposure
- Defense of Merrill Lynch in federal securities class action and related litigation arising from Enron’s collapse
- Defense of Merrill Lynch in federal securities class action in connection with underwriting work on an initial public offering for a solar power company
- Defense of Merrill Lynch in federal action concerning collapse of a telecommunications company
- Defense of Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Citigroup in federal securities class action in connection with underwriting work on an initial public offering for a media company
- Defense of Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Citigroup in federal securities class action in connection with underwriting work on an initial public offering for a commodities trading firm
- Defense of Credit Suisse in federal securities class action in connection with underwriting work on an initial public offering of an Internet company
- Defense of Credit Suisse in shareholder class action in Delaware Chancery Court concerning its investment in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Asset Management (Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund) Litigations, Investigations and Regulatory Matters
- Advise various hedge funds on subprime and CDO-related issues
- Representation of Amaranth International Limited in a FERC market manipulation action and related class actions
- Representation of hedge fund in New York State Attorney General investigation concerning public pension fund investments
- Defense of hedge fund administrator in a series of related RICO and common law litigations
- Representation of hedge fund in securities fraud investigation by the SEC and Department of Justice
- Representation of hedge funds in numerous separate SEC investigations, frequently with respect to insider trading allegations
- Defense of independent directors in mutual fund class action related to revenue sharing and directed brokerage practices
- Defense of investment advisor in mutual fund class action related to revenue sharing and directed brokerage practices
- Defense of mutual fund and investment advisor in class action litigation
Securities and Business Litigations for Issuer and Individual Clients
- Representation of NBC Universal in Delaware Chancery expedited litigation concerning major restructuring transaction involving ION Media
- Representation of NBC Universal in Delaware Chancery litigation and arbitration proceedings related to strategic alliance
- Representation of technology company in SEC investigation
- Defense of Duane Reade in federal securities class action
- Defense of Viacom in Delaware class action arising from Paramount/Blockbuster mergers
- Defense of Viacom in Delaware class action arising from Infinity merger
- Defense of Citigroup in lender liability suit, including two jury trials
- Defense of engineering company in jury trial
Selected Professional & Business Activities
Advice and guest lectures to financial institutions with respect to best practices in a variety of areas including SEC and DOJ investigations, insider trading/Regulation FD, document retention, fairness opinions, engagement letters and indemnity provisions and issues
Sustaining Member, Federal Bar Council; Member, New York State Bar Association Committee on Securities Litigation and American Bar Association Litigation Section
Publications
Co-Author, “‘Scheme’ Theory Evolves Under Rule 10b-5,” New York Law Journal, December 19, 2005
Bar Admissions/Qualifications
New York
Courts
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
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