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Record-Breaking $1.55M CCPA Settlement Against Health Information Website Publisher

DOJ and HHS Launch New False Claims Act Working Group to Target Healthcare Fraud

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Raj Bandla, Cynthia Bast Present at 2025 Texas Housing Conference

J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2006, 

B.S., Sam Houston State University, 1996, 

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<li>Texas Super Lawyers &#8220;Rising Star&#8221; (2012 to 2015)</li>
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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Back Challenge to VA by Transgender American Veterans Association on Gender-Affirming Surgery

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

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”

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

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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<li>Represented a Texas company in situations involving claims that former employees were in violation of provisions of their employment agreements. Instrumental in drafting cease and desist letters and temporary and permanent restraining orders to protect valuable proprietary and confidential information belonging to client. Matters were resolved with a return of client information and enforcement of all provisions of the employment agreements.</li>
<li>Served as part of a team representing an engineering services provider in a dispute over contracts involving fabrication and long-term use of drilling rigs. In addition to managing the documents produced by the parties, she played an integral role in working with and managing the depositions of experts, resulting in a favorable settlement for the client.</li>
<li>Represented a Texas company in situations involving claims that former employees were in violation of provisions of their employment agreements. Instrumental in drafting cease-and-desist letters and temporary and permanent restraining orders to protect valuable proprietary and confidential information belonging to the client. Matters were resolved with a return of client information and enforcement of all provisions of the employment agreements.</li>
<li>Serving as one of the attorneys for the Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Securities LLC under the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA). Involved in litigation seeking worldwide asset recovery from hedge funds, funds of funds, investment banks, financial institutions, investment managers and others.</li>
<li>Served as part of a team representing a health care supplier in a multimillion-dollar contract dispute involving lease and service agreements. Involved in all aspects of the case, with a favorable dispositive ruling for the client resolving most of the issues before trial.</li>
<li>Represented a global chemical distributor in a lawsuit where the client received a shipment that was outside the parties’ agreed specifications. Was involved in management of the review and production of a substantial number of documents and worked with experts in their analysis of the claims involved. The matter was settled in favor of the client.</li>
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