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Kenneth Little Co-Authors Chapter for Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits, 2025 Edition

Data Counsel

DSIR Deeper Dive: Taking a Look at Privacy at the FTC – Six Months into the New Administration

Adapting to Private Practice: From ATF Director to BigLaw (Law360)

Alexander Reid Comments on Survival of Climate-Focused Nonprofits in Bloomberg.com Article

Ganesh is also experienced in data privacy and electronic discovery issues in complex litigations, a skill that he has developed over years of managing very large, document-intensive cases. He is an experienced advisor on preservation of evidence, discovery management and the use of technology in litigation. He aims to bring a personal approach to his work, ensuring that he develops a meaningful and longstanding relationship with clients.

Ganesh serves as Deputy Hiring Partner for the New York office, a role in which he champions efforts toward the recruiting, retention and advancement of associates. He also serves as a member of the Recruiting Committee, Mentoring Committee and firmwide Wellness Committee, which focuses on addressing mental health awareness and issues.

Ganesh is a contributor to the firm's e-discovery blog, <a href="http://www.discoveryadvocate.com/">Discovery Advocate</a>.

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J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 2010, 

M.Sc., The London School of Economics and Political Science, 2005, 

B.S., Indiana University, 2004, 

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<li>The Best Lawyers in America®
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<li>“Ones to Watch” in New York for Commercial Litigation (2021 to 2025)</li>
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<li>New York Metro Super Lawyers &#8220;Rising Star&#8221; (2013 to 2022)</li>
<li>New York City Bar Association: Diversity Fellow (2017)</li>
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New York

Hundreds of BakerHostetler Attorneys Honored as 2023 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch and Lawyers of the Year

Ganesh Krishna Speaks at Conference for Prospective Law Students

191 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named in 2022 “Best Lawyers” List; 10 Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year”

150 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named 2016 Super Lawyers; 91 Named Rising Stars

Bloomberg’s article “Madoff Victims to Get $322 Million in Trustee Payout” acknowledges BakerHostetler attorneys at announcement of fifth distribution plans

The Associated Press reports on BakerHostetler and the Madoff Recovery Initiative recoveries of $10.5 billion

CNBC reports on BakerHostetler and the Madoff Recovery Initiative in article Madoff Recoveries Top $10 Billion With New Settlement, “… an amount virtually no one thought possible”

BakerHostetler talks with USA Today about the SIPA Trustee’s fourth pro rata interim distribution; states Madoff Recovery Initiative nears $6 billion in distributions to allowed claimants

BakerHostetler’s settlement with JPMorgan Chase and the ongoing Madoff Recovery Initiative Discussed on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered

BakerHostetler appears on NPR’s All Things Considered to discuss Madoff Recovery Initiative; host Robert Siegel interviews SIPA Trustee Irving Picard and his Chief Counsel David Sheehan

Madoff Recovery Initiative surpasses $5 billion in distributions to allowed claimants; CNBC’s Scott Cohn discusses latest recovery with BakerHostetler’s SIPA Trustee Irving Picard and his Chief Counsel David Sheehan

Madoff Recovery Initiative Marks Fourth Anniversary … Moves into Fifth Year Still Building Recovery Momentum

BakerHostetler’s work recovering more than half of the losses in the Madoff Ponzi scheme featured on WNYC in interview on The Brian Lehrer Show

Press Release: Second Interim Distribution of Recovered Funds to Madoff Claim Holders

Press Release: United States Supreme Court Denies Certiorari, Upholding Net Equity Decision in BLMIS Liquidation

The Wall Street Journal showcases BakerHostetler and the “unprecedented magnitude” of the global recovery efforts in article “The Madoff Liquidation, Three Years Later”

Press Release: Initial Interim Distribution of Recovered Funds to Madoff Claims Holders

The New York Times reports on BakerHostetler’s negotiation and settlement with the Picower Estate for $5 billion in the SIPA liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC

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Global Fraud and International Asset Tracing and Recovery

IncuBaker – Emerging Technologies

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<li>Currently a member of the team that represents the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) Trustee for the global liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS), assisting in the BLMIS liquidation on a global basis, and working closely with international legal teams to investigate, unravel and reconstruct the Madoff fraud for the benefit of BLMIS customers. As of March 2022, the team has recovered more than $14.5 billion on behalf of the SIPA Trustee for ultimate distribution to Madoff&#8217;s victims, with more than $13.6 billion distributed to date.</li>
<li>Extensive experience seeking and responding to international discovery via the Hague Convention and Letters Rogatory, and managing all aspects of litigation, mediations and arbitrations. Currently litigating in the U.S., Israel, U.K., Colombia, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.</li>
<li>Coordinated with Canadian co-counsel in cross-border asset recovery action for H.M.B. Holdings, a corporate victim of illegal expropriation of over $40 million by a sovereign government.</li>
<li>Represented foreign court appointed liquidation/bankruptcy trustees, creditors and HNW individuals, drafting and obtaining financial documents under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, and recovering tens of millions of dollars in assets.</li>
<li>Performed an internal investigation and prepared a report for a leading multiclient family office and investment advisory firm with more than $7 billion in assets under management. The investigation centered around an employee potentially misappropriating client assets and any potential implications on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission&#8217;s custody rules, which require, among other things, that a registered investment adviser ensure that his or her clients&#8217; assets are properly maintained by qualified custodians.</li>
<li>Is a member of a cross-office, cross-discipline team representing a client in connection with a securities class action arising out of a $4.5 billion acquisition and the merger consideration paid thereunder, with a substantial motion practice before the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, as well as class certification issues pending before the Second Circuit. Post-merger securities fraud class action relates to the calculation of merger consideration in connection with the post-closing conditions precedent.</li>
<li>Represented a client in connection to allegations and an investigation by the SEC relating to insider trading. The individuals under investigation were said to have profited from the purchasing of stock prior to a retail buyout.</li>
<li>Is a member of BakerHostetler&#8217;s Discovery Management team, which coordinates, develops and integrates numerous cutting-edge commercial and proprietary systems to manage discovery in the more than 1,000 lawsuits filed by the SIPA Trustee to recover stolen funds for the benefit of defrauded BLMIS customers.</li>
<li>Works directly with in-house counsel, internal stakeholders and third-party technologists to preserve evidence and manage discovery in data breaches and security incidents, as well as in subsequent class actions and regulatory investigations.</li>
<li>Counsels organizations on how to comply with international data transfer restrictions and data localization requirements, including through the utilization of cross-border transfer mechanisms such as the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, standard contractual clauses and binding corporate rules.</li>
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