Lewis J. Liman is a partner based in the New York office.
Mr. Liman's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including securities class action lawsuits and white-collar defense matters. He frequently handles cases in Federal or state court or involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the New York Attorney General or industry self-regulatory organizations. Mr. Liman has tried numerous cases in federal district court and has handled appeals in state courts and in several federal courts.
Mr. Liman has been named one of the country's Best Litigation Lawyers by
Chambers USA; a Leading Lawyer in Commercial Litigation by "Best Lawyers in America"; Leading Lawyer in New York Securities Litigation and Criminal Defense White Collar by "Super Lawyers"; and a Leading Lawyer in Securities Litigation by "Legal 500". He is the co-chair of the Amicus Committee of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers and a member of the ABA. He is a member of the Task Force on The Role of Attorneys in Corporate Governance of The New York City Bar Association, is a Trustee of the Federal Bar Council and a Director of the Legal Aid Society.
Mr. Liman has represented Citigroup and Citigroup Global Markets, including what was formerly known as its Salomon Smith Barney unit, in the SEC, NASD, New York Stock Exchange and state attorneys general investigations of securities research analyst independence. He represented Bear Stearns in the governmental investigation of mutual fund market-timing and related class action litigation; Goldman Sachs in Enron-related litigation; Pall Corporation and IMAX in securities class action lawsuits; and a major investment bank in Refco matters. He has represented individuals in numerous SEC investigations, including those involving Baker-Hughes Corporation, Cardinal Health, Computer Associates, ImClone, Safety-Kleen, Tyco, United Rentals and UBS.
Mr. Liman joined the firm in 2003 as a partner. He received a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1987, an M.Sc. in Economics, with distinction, from the London School of Economics in 1983, and an undergraduate degree,
magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 1983.
Mr. Liman served as a law clerk to the Honorable Pierre N. Leval, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and to Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Liman worked for over five years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, during which time he was appointed Deputy Chief Appellate Attorney.
Mr. Liman is a member of the Bar in New York and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of International Trade, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Eastern District of Michigan.