Financial Services Litigation Associate

Our New York office seeks a litigation associate with five to seven years of experience to join a growing practice dedicated to high-stakes financial services matters. The role focuses on representing broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, financial advisors, and cryptocurrency participants in litigation, arbitration, and regulatory proceedings.

We are looking for a hardworking, intellectually curious lawyer with hands-on litigation and arbitration experience, eager to handle complex commercial matters involving financial institutions and regulated entities.

• Juris Doctor (JD) required; must be licensed to practice law in New York.
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated experience across all phases of general commercial litigation, including regulatory matters and arbitrations.
• Experience with financial services clients (banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, asset managers, or fintech companies) highly preferred.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and enforcement proceedings involving financial institutions (e.g., SEC, FINRA, CFPB, OCC).
• Familiarity with cryptocurrency.
• Experience with FINRA arbitrations and proceedings before FINRA's Office of Hearing Officers is a plus.
• Ability to manage all phases of complex commercial and financial services litigation, including pre-suit investigation, pleadings, discovery, dispositive motions, trial preparation, and appeals.
• Draft and argue motions, briefs, and memoranda in federal and state courts, as well as arbitration submissions.
• Conduct and defend depositions of fact and expert witnesses.
• Oversee document review and e-discovery in large-scale matters.
• Advise financial institution clients on litigation strategy, risk assessment, and regulatory exposure.
• Collaborate with partners to develop case strategy and manage client relationships.