Harry Murphy

Harry Murphy represents financial institutions and other major corporations in high-stakes litigations and investigations, with a particular focus on securities and commodities.

• Engagements

  • Representing Louis Dreyfus Company in a class action alleging violations of the Commodities Exchange Act and the Sherman Act for purported manipulation of the price of cotton futures.
  • Representing Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and other underwriters of initial and secondary offerings in multiple securities class actions alleging misrepresentations in the relevant offering documents.
  • Representing a financial institution in a lawsuit alleging breach of contract in connection with a bankruptcy claims transaction.
  • Representing Goldman Sachs in environmental tort litigation relating to emissions from a waste treatment and composting facility.
  • Represented international financial institution in a civil action by the U.S. Department of Justice relating to residential mortgage-backed securities.
  • Represented international financial institution in its settlement resolving the New York Attorney General’s potential claims regarding its sale of residential mortgage-backed securities.
  • Represented international financial institution in connection with an investigation by a consortium of state attorneys general regarding alleged benchmark interest rate manipulation.