Lydia Ferrarese

Business Litigation Representing corporate clients in complex litigation matters focusing on commercial disputes. Corporate: Representing corporate clients in connection with their U.S. business ventures, advising them in a broad range of matters such as corporate structuring, shareholder and operating agreements, acquisitions and commercial contracts.

Represented institutional investors in securities litigation cases involving complex international securities fraud (violations of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) including In re Parmalat Securities Litigation Represented investors in a complex commercial litigation arising out of fraud and negligence associated with the winding-down of two billion-dollar hedge funds Advise and represent the U.S. Government in False Claims Act actions related to mortgage-backed securities and government contracts Draft complaints, memoranda of law in response to motions to dismiss, motions to strike third parties interventions, motions to compel discovery, interrogatories, requests for admissions, document requests Conduct discovery, including discovery involving international parties and related issues of compliance with the Hague Conventions (Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters and Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil and Commercial Matters) and E.U. directives, taking and defending several depositions of witnesses and expert witnesses Achieved successful settlements in various securities litigation matters, assisted in reaching $25 billion settlement in mortgage-backed securities fraud matter Represented the firm in institutional investor conferences in the U.S. and Europe and mediated in panels discussing bank bail-outs

Drafted and negotiated Mergers and Acquisitions agreements for international transactions involving multinational corporations Formed subsidiaries of U.S. and European companies, participated in drafting Board of Directors’ meetings minutes Conducted due diligence on corporate documents and contracts relating to ventures to be acquired Drafted memoranda on various issues of corporate law under Italian and EU law

Represented Italian corporations in Tribunal and Appellate Courts on corporate and commercial issues Drafted briefs in commercial litigation disputes and arbitration, drafted memoranda on conflicts of law issues, international trade and international law issues

• Thesis:" Shareholders' agreement on voting rights"