Robert L. Herskovits
Member rherskovits@gkblaw.com
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Phone: 212.269.1400
Fax: 212.809.5449
120 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Robert L. Herskovits is a member of the firm and concentrates his practice in the areas securities litigation and regulatory enforcement matters. Mr. Herskovits routinely advises broker/dealers, industry professionals and investors in varied litigation, arbitration and regulatory matters relating to the securities industry. Mr. Herskovits is certified as an arbitrator for the NASD and NFA and formerly served as in-house counsel for an NYSE-member broker/dealer.
Education
J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, 1996
B.A., Syracuse University, 1993
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New YorkU.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Bar Admissions
New York
Professional Designations
Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers, Industry Classified
Arbitrator, National Futures Association
Arbitrator, National Futures Association
Professional Organizations
American Bar Association
New York County Lawyers' Association, Member of Committee for Securities and Exchanges
Securities Industry Association -- Compliance & Legal Division
New York County Lawyers' Association, Member of Committee for Securities and Exchanges
Securities Industry Association -- Compliance & Legal Division
Recent Awards
Below is a small sampling of matters in which Mr. Herskovits served as lead counsel:
- Credit Suisse First Boston LLC v. Repurchase Corp., et al. - Prosecuted claims on behalf of a global investment bank which received stipulated compensatory damages exceeding $750,000 and attorneys' fees exceeding $60,000.
- Credit Suisse First Boston LLC v. Lance W. Bridges - Prosecuted claims on behalf of a global investment bank which was awarded full compensatory damages and $168,000 in attorneys' fees and expenses.
- Charles M. Baxter v. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, et al. - Defended claims resulting in a defense verdict.
- Mahinderjit Singh v. H & R Block Financial Advisors, et al. - Defended claims resulting in a defense verdict.
- Katz v. Montrose Capital, et al. - Defended claims resulting in a defense verdict.
- Foisie v. Borgersen - Defended claims resulting in a defense verdict. The arbitration panel also awarded partial defense fees and ordered the expungement of this matter from the broker's license.
- Louisa Esposito v. Donald & Co. Securities, Inc., et al. -- Defended claims resulting in a defense verdict.
- Charles Dunn v. LNA Capital Corp., et al. - Defended claims resulting in a defense verdict. The arbitration panel also ordered the expungement of this matter from the broker's license.
- Agarwal v. The Boston Group, et al. - Defended claims resulting in a defense verdict. The arbitration panel also ordered the expungement of this matter from the broker's license.
In the Press
- Interviewed by BBC Radio on June 19, 2008 regarding the indictment of former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin.
- Quoted in Dow Jones Newswire, October 3, 2007.
- Quoted in New York Daily News, March 31, 2004.
- Quoted abroad in The Guernsey Press and Star, March 6, 2002.