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Clifford Thau

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Thau, Clifford

Biography
Cliff's main area of practice is commercial litigation. He represents issuers, underwriters, officers and directors, and accounting firms in securities laws class actions; securities and private equity firms and senior management in federal and state regulatory proceedings; and Audit Committees in internal investigations and SEC investigations into allegations of accounting irregularities. Cliff also represents media and real estate corporations in commercial litigation and accounting firms in malpractice actions, bankruptcy court proceedings, and SEC investigations.

Cliff is the Managing Partner of the New York office and is a member of the Firm's Management Committee.


Representative Experience
Securities Litigation and Regulatory Proceedings
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  • Successfully represented senior management of national operator of golf courses in a securities class action (dismissal affirmed by 2nd Circuit)
  • Successfully represented international construction firm in a securities class action (dismissal ordered by 5th Circuit) and SEC investigation
  • Successfully represented energy firm in a SEC investigation into restatement of financial statements
Commercial Litigation
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  • Successfully represented Big-Four accounting firm in obtaining dismissal of malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty causes of action (dismissal affirmed by First Department)
  • Successfully represented national real estate investment trust in a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to violate antitrust laws (dismissal affirmed by 2nd Circuit)
  • Successfully represented national cable news company against the operator of New York City's cable system for fraud and antitrust violations (EDNY)
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Education and Professional Background
  • Columbia Law School, J.D., 1981
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1978
  • Admitted to practice: New York, 1982; United States Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Fifth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
Professional Recognition
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  • Euromoney's Benchmark Litigation - Local Litigation Star: New York, 2012
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in securities litigation, 2009 - 2011
  • The Best Lawyers in America® in commercial litigation, 2005 - 2011
Publications and Presentations
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