David A. Kolansky
Associate
David’s practice focuses on white collar defense and government investigations, congressional inquiries, complex commercial litigation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and assisting clients with compliance in a variety of industries. David was part of the trial team that recently secured a full acquittal for an individual accused of acting as an unregistered foreign agent in the Eastern District of New York.
Key Matters
Representative Matters
- Represented families of victims of international terrorist attack in suit seeking recovery from foreign terrorist organization in the Southern District of New York
- Secured complete acquittal for individual accused of acting as an unregistered foreign agent under 18 U.S.C. § 951 following a seven-week trial in the Eastern District of New York
- Represented global financial institution in securities class action brought by shareholders in the Southern District of New York arising out of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fraud and subsequent inquiries
- Conducted Foreign Corrupt Practices Act due diligence in connection with acquisition of several private equity portfolio holdings in the aerospace industry
- Represented stock-trading platform and its executives in parallel state-court, arbitration, and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission actions alleging employment discrimination and breach of contract
Pro Bono
- Represented families of victims of international terrorist attack in suit seeking recovery from foreign terrorist organization in the Southern District of New York
- Represented individual from West Africa seeking asylum in the United States