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Kevin Walsh

Kevin Walsh

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About

Kevin Walsh has over four decades of experience handling litigation, arbitration and regulatory matters domestically and internationally.

He has extensive experience litigating cross-border disputes involving domestic and foreign law, investment treaty claims and international public law on behalf of domestic and international clients and foreign governments. He has tried and resolved cases throughout the United States in federal district and appellate courts and before arbitral tribunals proceeding under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration and International Center for Dispute Resolution of the American Arbitration Association. He has represented clients in connection with U.S. Department of Justice investigations, has litigated numerous cases under the U.S. Anti- Terrorism Act and the Alien Tort Statute, and has also advised clients in connection with regulatory investigations into internal compliance practices.

Kevin has represented financial institutions, hedge funds, media and telecommunications companies and charitable organizations, as well as enterprises in the hotel, defense, airline, aerospace and pharmaceutical industries, among others.

Bar admissionsNew York

EXPERIENCE

  • Defense of a major international bank in multiple mass tort actions brought pursuant to the Alien Tort Statute and the Anti-Terrorism Act.
  • Defense of a leading charitable organization in multiple actions under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
  • Representation of a major international entity in a Department of Justice investigation involving the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
  • Representation of an international pharmaceutical company in an investment treaty dispute against a foreign state.
  • Representation of a global telecommunications company in multiple international arbitral disputes.
  • Representation of a global provider of telecommunications infrastructure and equipment in regulatory, investigative and compliance matters.
  • Representation of a foreign Ministry of Defense in litigation involving defense procurement.
  • Advice to numerous foreign corporations in implementing best practices for anti-money laundering and prevention of the financing of terrorism.
  • Representation of a global telecommunications company in international arbitration concerning a multi-billion-dollar undersea fiber-optic network.
  • Representation of an owner of luxury hotels in Latin America in international arbitration against a prominent hotel management company.
  • Representation of an international internet service provider in federal securities litigation.
  • Representation of a chemical manufacturer in mass tort litigation alleging community-wide radiological contamination.
  • Representation of a prominent foreign cigar manufacturer in trademark litigation against a domestic competitor.
  • Representation of a major pharmaceutical company in the recovery of environmental remediation costs at more than 20 superfund sites.
  • Representation of a major international bank in connection with energy-related disputes in Brazil.
  • Representation of a leading international luxury goods manufacturer in contractual disputes.
  • Representation of a global media company in commercial disputes.
  • Representation of the New York Superintendent of Insurance in fraud-recovery actions.
  • Representation of an international credit card company in international arbitration against a Singaporean franchise.
  • Representation of a Swedish industrial manufacturer in product-related claims involving marine turbines.
Languages
  • French
Education
  • J.D., The University of Chicago Law School
  • A.B., Harvard University
    cum laude

Bylines

  • New York's high court finds jurisdiction over foreign bank on basis of correspondent bank account activity, 21 Dec 2016
  • Issuing final rule for financial institutions, NYDFS steps back from threat of criminal consequences for executives, 12 Jul 2016
  • US Second Circuit: a foreign corporation's in-state activities and registration are insufficient to exercise general jurisdiction over it, 23 Feb 2016
  • New York proposes new financial regulations that threaten criminal consequences for senior financial executives, 19 Jan 2016
  • Co-author, "US casts a broader counter-terror net, and a prominent university is ensnared," Global Investigations Review, April 13, 2017
  • "New Suits Against Social Media Giants Seek to Expand Reach of US Anti-Terrorism Laws," Legaltech News, August 8, 2016

Clerk Experience

  • Judge Dudley B. Bonsal, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

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