Carden, David L.

David Carden has been responsible for representing clients in some of the largest securities fraud class actions ever litigated, including the defense of Lehman Brothers in the Enron Litigation and of Union Excess in the In Re AIG Securities Litigation. He has extensive experience in the defense of claims involving derivatives, options, auction rate securities, commodities, and exchange traded and over the counter foreign currencies. David is Special Litigation Counsel in the Lehman Bankruptcy.

David also has been responsible for coordinating the defense of litigation brought in the courts of various foreign countries, including England, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the Netherland Antilles, and Barbados. He has extensive experience conducting discovery in foreign countries pursuant to the Hague Convention and pursuant to Letters Rogatory, and he has defended and prosecuted claims and conducted investigations for and against entities and individuals residing in various countries, including Indonesia, Singapore, China, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and other Middle Eastern countries. David also has extensive experience mediating cases throughout the United States.

David co-chairs the Firm's Securities and Shareholder Litigation Practice. In recent years, David has been recognized by Chambers, New York Super Lawyers, and The New York Times "Super Lawyer Section" for his accomplishments in defending securities litigation. He has lectured on litigation arising from collateralized debt obligations and credit default swaps in various venues and was a panelist on cross-border litigation at a recent SIFMA conference.