Susman Godfrey Forms Financial Fraud Task Force
to Assist Clients in Nation's Financial Market Crisis

The recent events on Wall Street have led to an unprecedented number of calls to Susman Godfrey's New York office seeking advice on potential claims. To assist in evaluating and pursuing such claims, Susman Godfrey has formed a financial fraud task force of some of our most experienced partners from across the country to work with clients in New York and nationwide.

Vineet Bhatia, Lee Godfrey, Michael Lee, Neal Manne, Eric Mayer, Harry Susman, Katherine Treistman, and Mark Wawro of Houston; Ophelia Camiña and Terry Oxford of Dallas; David Orozco, Steven Sklaver, and Marc Seltzer of Los Angeles; and Seattle attorneys Parker Folse and Floyd Short have joined New York partners Steve Susman, Bill Carmody, Robert Rivera, and Jacob Buchdahl to assist clients in New York and nationwide. The combined expertise and experience of this group of attorneys – which includes veteran civil trial lawyers and former federal prosecutors experienced in investigating and trying financial fraud cases – enables us to respond dynamically to the unprecedented events now sweeping through the Nation's financial markets and beyond.

The energies of the Executive Branch and Congress are now focused on dramatic measures to forestall further damage to the country's financial system and the economy as a whole, but the courts will play a vital role in allocating losses and establishing accountability for those losses. By establishing a financial fraud task force, Susman Godfrey has positioned itself to play a significant role in that process on behalf of our clients.

About Susman Godfrey L.L.P.

Founded in 1980, Susman Godfrey is one of the nation's leading litigation boutique law firms, with locations in Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York. Each of our 90 trial attorneys devotes all of his or her time and talent to achieving excellent outcomes in complex commercial litigation.

Susman Godfrey handles cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. On the plaintiff's side, we prefer to work on a contingent fee basis so that we get paid only if we win and our financial interests are completely aligned with our clients' interests. We often are hired to sue or represent investment banks, accounting and auditing firms, private equity and hedge funds, commercial banks, large companies, and other financial institutions. Because we have a reputation for trying cases, we are also effective at settling them.

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