Howard Hawkins represents financial institutions in securities, financial, and bankruptcy litigations arising out of proprietary trading, lending, underwriting, broker-dealer and advisory services. Recognized by Chambers USA as a leading litigator for financial institutions, Howard has handled major cases in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels throughout the United States. He has extensive experience in complex cases in the Southern District of New York, acting as lead trial counsel in numerous trials, and as lead appellate counsel in eleven cases in the federal circuits, including seven in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and appeals in the Third, Fourth, Eighth, and District of Columbia Circuits.