Her practice focuses on advising financial institutions, public and private companies, boards and executives in a variety of regulatory, criminal, internal and civil investigations and litigations. Ellen has significant experience litigating every aspect of civil and criminal cases and has extensive experience handling mediations and arbitrations.

For more than 18 years, Ellen has represented clients in connection with investigations by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, State Attorney General Offices, State District Attorney Offices and other regulatory agencies. She also conducts internal investigations on behalf of her clients and represents individual executives and employees in connection with those investigations. Ellen represents both individuals and corporations in securities class actions, shareholder derivative actions and pursuing and defending complex commercial matters. Her cases have involved allegations of securities fraud, accounting fraud, mail and wire fraud, insider trading, market manipulation, and spoofing.