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David R. Hassel
Mr. Hassel received his B.A., magna cum
laude, in 1995 from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota in
Political Thought, and a J.D. with High Distinction/Special Honors
from the University of Iowa in 1999, where
he was a member of the Iowa Law Review and
Associate Editor of the Journal of Transnational Law & Contemporary
Problems.
Mr. Hassel's practice focuses on securities and complex litigation, as well as
corporate governance issues. Together with
firm partners Max Berger, Sean Coffey, Steven Singer
and Chad Johnson, Mr. Hassel was a member of the team responsible for
prosecuting the
In re
WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation, which culminated in a
five-week trial against Arthur Andersen LLP and a recovery for
investors of over $6.15 billion -- the second largest securities fraud
recovery in history. Currently, Mr. Hassel is a senior
associate prosecuting
In re Omnicom Inc.
Securities Litigation and
In re Healthsouth Corp. Securities Litigation.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Hassel was a litigation associate at
Dewey Ballantine, LLP in its New York office, representing clients in
private securities litigation, informal inquiries from the SEC and SROs
and general corporate governance issues as well as general commercial
litigation.
ADMISSIONS: Admitted to bar, Massachusetts, 2000. New York, 2002. United States District Court,
Southern District of New York, 2004.
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