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John Carney Chairs and Speaks, Jimmy Fokas Speaks at PLI Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2025

Webinar Series: Transforming Legacy Management Experience

Rebecca Schrote Presents on APEX Depositions at Columbus Bar Association CLE Session

To Help the New Administration Help Your Industry, You Need an Agency Strategy (Real Estate Finance Journal)

A member of the firm’s E-Discovery Advocacy and Management team, Nkosi also provides discovery and review strategies to firm-wide E-Discovery Advocacy and Management clients, serving as an in-house resource for complicated litigations.

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J.D., Brooklyn Law School

B.A., Brandeis University

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<li>New York Metro Super Lawyers &#8220;Rising Star&#8221; (2013)</li>
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New York

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

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<li>Coordinates the logistics and organization of attorneys working on cases both in the document review and active discovery phases of litigation, managing the preparation of evidence to support the SIPA Trustee&#8217;s claims against defendants in the ongoing liquidation of BLMIS. Ensures that both the case team and the unique needs associated with the BLMIS liquidation and its discovery requests are met.</li>
<li>Coordinates logistics of internal E-discovery team and external vendor on national opioid litigation.</li>
<li>Represents a media, technology and entertainment company with a focus on designing customer engagement strategies.</li>
<li>Represented a major aluminum can sheet producer in long-term supply contract disputes.</li>
<li>Represented a major Wall Street bank in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation.</li>
<li>Represented a commercial real estate developer in an antitrust investigation by the Federal Trade Commission.</li>
<li>Represented a major Wall Street bank in a dispute over credit card default swap agreements in litigation based in London.</li>
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