Clifford Chance
Brendan Stuart represents corporate and financial institution clients in internal investigations and government enforcement actions. His practice focuses on anti-money laundering, sanctions, fraud, securities, and derivatives matters within the US and in cross-border settings.
Brendan represents clients before several US agencies, including the Department of Justice, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and New York Department of Financial Services. He also provides pro bono services to individuals and non-profit organizations in asylum and immigration matters.
- Representing major Scandinavian bank in extensive anti-money laundering and sanctions investigation.
- Conducted internal investigation for global bank in connection with $50 million fraud, including referral to federal law enforcement resulting in indictment and successful prosecution of the perpetrator.
- Represented Supervisory Board of a German automotive engineering company in connection with a US Department of Justice investigation of alleged violations of US environmental regulations arising from the diesel emissions scandal.
- Conducted internal investigations for major financial institutions in connection with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act allegations.
- Representing a major financial institution in connection with US, European, and Asia-Pacific regulatory investigations of LIBOR and other interest rate benchmarks, as well as numerous class actions.
- Represented a major financial institution in SEC enforcement investigation involving depositary banks and broker-clients in the sales and purchases of ADRs of foreign issuers.
- Represented cryptocurrency industry participants in a US Department of Justice and Commodity Futures Trading Commission investigation.
- Represented senior executive in connection with auto parts antitrust investigation conducted by the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice and others.
- Represented executive of major pharmaceuticals manufacturer in investigation of generic drug pricing practices conducted by the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice and state attorneys general.
- Represented two accounting professionals and an investor in a US Department of Justice investigation into alleged securities law violations in connection with purchases and sales of securities of numerous publicly traded companies.
- Represented various corporate executives in connection with US Department of Justice investigation of various New York construction industry practices.
- Representing patent acquisition company in arbitration under ICC rules.
- Defended a major financial institution in class action litigation alleging a conspiracy to manipulate platinum and palladium benchmarks and related derivatives prices.
- Defended a major financial institution in class action litigation alleging a conspiracy to manipulate the $12 trillion market for debt securities issued by the US Treasury, and related derivatives.
- Represented a major financial institution in US courts and an associated case in London arising out of an investor contract dispute related to resource extraction in China.
- Represented a major financial institution in parallel proceedings in the US and UK regarding complex loan facility concerning private Irish hospital.
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, New York
- +12128788133
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- Practice area Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management
- Sector Banks, Hedge funds, Individuals, Oil & gas
Career and qualifications
- Dickinson College (BA, History, Political Science) 2009
- Research and Technology Editor, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law 2010
- Joined Clifford Chance 2011
- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Certificate in Business Economics and Public Policy) 2012
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (JD) 2012
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New Jersey 2012
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 2013
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in United States District Courts for Southern and Eastern Districts of New York 2014
Professional bodies
- Federal Bar Council