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Girnys, Raymond P.

Name:Girnys, Raymond P.
Practice In: Criminal ,Lawsuit & Dispute ,Litigation
Law Firm: Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart, P.C.
Location:White Plains Plaza One North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10601
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Fax: (914) 997-0035
http://www.lowey.com
 

Raymond P. Girnys is an associate in the firm's White Plains Office. His practice focuses on securities litigation including the prosecution of securities fraud claims on behalf of investors in Madoff feeder funds in In re Beacon Associates Litig. and in In re Jeanneret Associates, Inc. His practice also covers a wide variety of litigation matters in federal and state courts, including litigation in Colorado state court against investment advisors for investments in the Rye Fund, another Madoff feeder fund, and in California state court against Bank of America and Countrywide relating to allegations of fraud in the sale of mortgage-backed securities. Mr. Girnys also worked on the amicus curiae brief filed by Lowey Dannenberg on behalf of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, the New York City Pension Funds, and the New York State Teachers' Retirement System in the New York Court of Appeals in Assured Guar. (UK) Ltd. v. J.P. Morgan Inv. Management Inc. (Dec. 20, 2011). In that successful outcome, the Court of Appeals held that New York's Blue Sky law, the Martin Act, does not pre-empt investors from asserting common law causes of action. Mr. Girnys is also active in Lowey Dannenberg's commodity manipulation practice, including In re Commodity Exchange, Inc., Silver Futures and Options Trading Litigation.

Mr. Girnys recently contributed to "Don't Bend ‘American Pipe'" New York Law Journal, November 7, 2012 as well as co-authored "NECA-IBEW Health & Welfare Fund v. Goldman Sachs & Co.: The Implications on Class Standing and Why We Should Think About Amici Support Now," The NAPPA Report, Vol. 26, Number 4, November 2012.

Mr. Girnys received his B.A. (magna cum laude) in history and political science from The University of Scranton in 2008 where he also played Varsity Baseball. Mr. Girnys received his J.D. (summa cum laude) from New York Law School in 2011. While at New York Law School, Mr. Girnys was a John Marshall Harlan Scholar affiliated with the Center on Business Law & Policy and served as an Associate in the Center on Financial Services Law. Mr. Girnys also served as an Articles Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Prior to joining Lowey Dannenberg, Mr. Girnys served as an Intern in the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York. Mr. Girnys is admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey.

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