Fraser L. Hunter, Jr. is a partner in the firm's Securities and Litigation/Controversy Departments, a member of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group and the Business Trial Group and a member of the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Working Group. He joined the firm in 2001. Since entering private practice in 1993, Mr. Hunter has represented a variety of accounting firms, broker-dealers, hedge funds, investment banks and other financial institutions in a broad range of complex litigation, regulatory and enforcement matters.
Practice
Mr. Hunter has extensive experience in securities enforcement, white collar crime and complex commercial litigation. He focuses on the counseling and representation of broker-dealers, hedge funds, investment banks and other financial institutions in internal investigations, regulatory and compliance matters, class actions and other complex litigation matters.
Recent Highlights
- Represented Bear Stearns in connections with regulatory and litigation matters arising out of the collapse of two Bear Stearns hedge funds relating to the sub-prime mortgage crisis
- Represents two defendant prime brokers in industry-wide litigation filed in state and federal court over various short sale practices
- Represents two defendant underwriters in connection with 55 industry-wide cases alleging violations of Section 16(b) short swing profit regulations in connection with certain initial public offerings
- Represented several underwriter defendants in IPO-related antitrust and securities class action litigation (e.g., In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation; In re Initial Public Offering Antitrust Litigation; In re Public Offering Fee Antitrust Litigation; and Friedman v. Salomon Smith Barney Inc. et al.)
- Participated in the firm’s representation of a major financial institution in connection with the concurrent federal, state, and SRO investigations into research analyst and IPO spinning matters
- Regularly advises broker-dealer, investment adviser and investment banking clients on regulatory, compliance and enforcement-related matters
Professional Activities
Mr. Hunter is a member of several bar associations including the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Council and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, where he has served on the Committee on International Human Rights and the Committee on Securities Regulation.
Honors and Awards
- Recognized as a New York leader in Litigation: Securities in the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- Named a "New York Super Lawyer" in Securities Litigation in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 issues of Law and Politics
