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Tina Samanta

Tina
Samanta

Of Counsel

CONTACT INFO

tsamanta@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 212.351.2469

FAX:+1 212.351.6268

New York

200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-0193 USA

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PRACTICE

Litigation Accounting Firm Advisory and Defense Securities Enforcement Securities Litigation White Collar Defense and Investigations

BIOGRAPHY

Tina Samanta is of counsel in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation, Securities Enforcement, White Collar Defense and Investigations, and Securities Litigation Practice Groups.

Tina’s practice focuses on defending financial institutions, corporations, and individuals in complex and high-stakes securities enforcement matters and litigation. She has represented clients in investigations conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the New York Attorney General’s Office, and numerous other regulatory authorities. She has also represented a diverse range of clients in all phases of litigation, including trial, before federal and state courts across the country.

Tina is a frequent speaker and author on matters relating to enforcement of the securities laws. She is a co-author of the Securities Enforcement chapter in the Practicing Law Institute Treatise, Securities Litigation: A Practitioner’s Guide.

Representative Securities Enforcement Matters and Investigations

  • Represented broker-dealer and investment bank in multiple coordinated regulatory investigations and class actions arising out of sale of structured products issued by Lehman Brothers.
  • Represented former employee of financial technology company in SEC investigation relating to proprietary trading in dark pool.
  • Represented broker-dealer in SEC investigation of municipal bond offering and secondary trading practices.
  • Represented broker-dealer in SEC investigation of mutual fund sales charges.
  • Represented insurance company in SEC investigation of variable annuity contracts.
  • Represented audit committee of financial services company in internal investigation and review of compliance and audit issues arising out of whistleblower complaint.
  • Represented market making divisions of financial institution in regulatory review of “flash crash.”
  • Represented government-sponsored enterprise in New York Attorney General investigation of appraisal practices.
  • Represented Chief Executive Officer of investment bank in NASD investigation relating to alleged research analyst conflicts of interest.
  • Represented multiple financial institution employees in FINRA investigations relating to registration requirements.

Representative Litigation Matters

  • Represented former outside directors of Bear Stearns in Southern District of New York derivative and ERISA class action litigation relating to the near collapse of Bear Stearns.
  • Represented financial institution underwriters of Washington Mutual debt in Western District of Washington securities class action litigation.
  • Represented insurance company in New Jersey State Superior Court litigation relating to alleged damages arising from September 11 World Trade Center attack.
  • Represented investment banker in successful Second Circuit appeal of obstruction of justice charges.
  • Represented private equity firm in successful California Superior Court jury trial and subsequent appeal alleging breaches of contract and fiduciary duty relating to initial public offering of online ticketing company.

Representative Speaking Engagements

  • Panelist, Supervision and Oversight of Hybrid and Remote Employees, 2023 SIFMA C&L Annual Conference.
  • Panelist, Recent Regulatory Developments and Perspectives, 2022 SIFMA C&L St. Louis Regional Seminar.
  • Panelist, ESG Litigation and Enforcement, 2022 ABA Litigation Section Corporate Counsel Seminar.
  • Panelist, Recent Regulatory Developments, 2017 SIFMA C&L St. Louis Regional Seminar.

Tina maintains an active pro bono practice and has worked on a diverse range of pro bono matters. She is a certified mediator with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

Tina earned her Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 2002, where she was an editor of the Michigan Law Review. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Johns Hopkins University in 1999.

Tina is admitted to practice in the State of New York, as well as in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. She is a Co-Chair of the New York Office Women’s Committee.

EDUCATION

University of Michigan - 2002 Juris Doctor

Johns Hopkins University - 1999 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

New York Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - March 14, 2023 | Gibson Dunn Distressed Banks Resource Center
Client Alert - March 14, 2023 | Distressed Bank Update – A New Paradigm
Client Alert - February 2, 2023 | 2022 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update
Client Alert - August 11, 2022 | 2022 Mid-Year Securities Enforcement Update
Client Alert - July 26, 2022 | SEC Files First Insider Trading Action Alleging Crypto Assets Are Securities
Client Alert - July 20, 2021 | 2021 Mid-Year Securities Enforcement Update
Client Alert - July 14, 2021 | SEC Fires Shot Across the Bow of SPACs
Client Alert - April 14, 2021 | Understanding the SEC’s Focus on Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing and Investment Advisers
Publications - February 25, 2021 | Congress Codifies SEC Disgorgement Remedy in Military Spending Bill
Client Alert - January 19, 2021 | 2020 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update
Publications - August 31, 2020 | Liu v. SEC: Supreme Court Cabins SEC Disgorgement Remedy
Client Alert - July 20, 2020 | 2020 Mid-Year Securities Enforcement Update
Client Alert - May 13, 2020 | A Glimpse Behind the Curtain: Insights to SEC Enforcement During the Pandemic and Tips for Mitigating Investigative Risk
Client Alert - January 14, 2020 | 2019 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update
Client Alert - January 15, 2019 | 2018 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update
Client Alert - July 30, 2018 | 2018 Mid-Year Securities Enforcement Update
Client Alert - January 10, 2018 | 2017 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update
Client Alert - July 13, 2016 | 2016 Mid-Year Securities Enforcement Update
Client Alert - April 13, 2016 | Recent Developments in CFTC Enforcement
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