November 10, 2026
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BLB&G Partner Jorge Tenreiro and Associates Gabriel Cohen and Emily Tu led a presentation at a student event hosted by the Plaintiffs’ Law Association at Columbia Law School on November 6. They discussed the firm’s litigation work and practice areas, and offered students insights and advice on pursuing careers in plaintiff-side litigation.
About Our Attorneys
Jorge is a leading authority in complex federal civil litigations, with an extensive career dedicated to civil litigation and securities enforcement. Based in the firm’s New York office, he previously served as former Chief Litigation Counsel and Senior Trial Counsel for the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), where he spearheaded a national civil litigation program and led groundbreaking litigations against high-profile entities and individuals such as Sam Bankman-Fried, Terraform Labs, and Binance.
Emily prosecutes securities fraud, corporate governance, and shareholder rights litigation on behalf of institutional investors. She has helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars in recoveries, including $138.75 million in the Turquoise Hill/Rio Tinto securities class action and in matters involving Ryder System ($45 million), Boston Scientific ($38.5 million), and James River ($30 million). Emily currently prosecutes high-profile actions involving Silicon Valley Bank, Elon Musk, Abbott Laboratories, and Illumina, and serves on the firm’s Cash Sweep Task Force, pursuing cases against multiple banks and brokerage firms arising from misconduct in their cash sweep programs.
Gabriel prosecutes securities fraud, corporate governance, and shareholder rights litigation on behalf of institutional investors. He is currently serving as a key member of BLB&G teams litigating several high-impact cases, including a class action arising from misconduct in Wells Fargo’s cash sweep program and securities class actions involving Lamb Weston Holdings, Dentsply Sirona, and Kyndryl Holdings. Gabe rejoined the firm after serving as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Paul S. Diamond of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and he previously participated in BLB&G’s 2023 Summer Associates program.