Richard Schwed serves as a Global Litigation Practice Group Leader.  Rich has experience in a broad range of litigations and investigations, including antitrust, securities, financial services, and complex commercial matters.  He represents clients before federal and state trial and appellate courts, in arbitrations, and in criminal and civil investigations by governmental and regulatory authorities.  Rich has conducted numerous jury and non-jury trials, and has considerable pre-trial and appellate experience.  He also served as a law clerk to the Hon. J. Edward Lumbard, Jr., Second Circuit Court of Appeals, from 1993 to 1994.

Rich has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation and Legal 500.

• Multiple financial institutions in antitrust and Commodity Exchange Act class actions and private litigations involving allegations of manipulation, collusion, price fixing, bid rigging and group boycotts related to interest rate swaps, securities lending, credit cards, foreign currency, silver, SSA bonds, LIBOR, credit default swaps, European government bonds, initial public offerings, structured products and the ISDAfix benchmark
• Numerous companies in confidential internal investigations and investigations by the DOJ, the SEC, the CFTC, FINRA. state Attorneys General, and foreign authorities, including investigations into allegations concerning derivatives trading, securities law violations, consumer protection, manipulation, fraud, and executive compensation
• Numerous hedge funds, banks and other companies in disputes with Lehman entities involving billions of dollars of payments in connection with derivatives and other financial instruments
• JetBlue in a lawsuit concerning alleged antitrust violations and breach of contract claims in connection with dispute with online travel agency
• Dun & Bradstreet in class action lawsuits alleging violation of federal antitrust laws and state consumer protection laws
• Significant investors in Madoff-related litigation and investigations
• An international client in a lawsuit and a multibillion dollar arbitration alleging breach of contract and fraud
• Covidien in a class action jury trial alleging improper monopolization of a medical devices market
• An international chemical company in a lawsuit involving allegations of misrepresentation and breach of contract arising out of the sale of a chemical company
• Mexican pension funds in a multi-national dispute arising from an investment
• The purchaser of a Colombian power company in a dispute regarding indemnity for post-closing tax claims
• Sun Pharmaceuticals in multiple lawsuits relating to its acquisition of Taro Pharmaceuticals and its ownership of Caraco Pharmaceuticals
• Continental AG in an arbitration regarding a merger
• Ardagh in administrative and federal court actions seeking to enjoin an acquisition
• Syngenta in a lawsuit against Monsanto alleging monopolization of markets for genetically modified corn seed
• BASF in a criminal investigation and in hundreds of class action, Attorney General and private lawsuits alleging price fixing of the vitamins markets and the magnetic audiotape markets
• Financial institutions and hedge funds in lawsuits alleging breach of contract, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent conveyances and conspiracy
• Issuers and underwriters in class action securities litigations throughout the country
• Catholic Health East in a lawsuit seeking to enjoin the redemption of municipal bonds
• Numerous companies in connection with disputes arising from mergers, divestitures, joint ventures and other transactions
• A multinational consulting firm in a jury trial involving allegations of negligence and fraud arising out of an agreement to provide consulting services