Thomas Giblin
Counsel
New York
thomas.giblin@lw.com
+1.212.906.1232
PRACTICES
- Commodities and Derivatives Regulation & Enforcement
- Litigation & Trial
- Securities Litigation & Professional Liability
- White Collar Defense & Investigations
INDUSTRIES
EDUCATION
- JD, Columbia University School of Law, 2009
Kent Scholar - BS, Duke University, 2006
magna cum laude
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Thomas (Tom) Giblin advises companies and individuals on a full range of civil and regulatory matters, including securities litigation, M&A-related litigation, shareholder derivative litigation, and government investigations.
Tom helps clients navigate the complex litigation and regulatory landscape that securities issuers, corporate directors and officers, auditors, and financial institutions face. He has decades of experience representing clients in federal securities class actions, merger-related disputes, and investigations by regulators in the US and abroad, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Tom draws on a background in economics and a keen understanding of the underlying business needs of his clients. He frequently secures dismissal of securities litigation at the pleading stage and regularly resolves matters before they proceed to trial.
Tom maintains an active pro bono practice. In one notable matter, he won a favorable verdict at trial for a small business owner accused of violating federal and state labor laws, and successfully argued for affirmance by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
During law school, he served on the editorial board of the Columbia Business Law Review. Tom has clerked for the Honorable Gary L. Lancaster, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, as well as the Honorable Thomas P. Agresti, Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
EXPERIENCE
Tom’s experience includes representing:
Civil Litigation
- The Special Committee of Sculptor Capital Management in a high-profile, expedited suit before the Delaware Court of Chancery concerning Sculptor’s $720 million acquisition by Rithm Capital Corp; after months of expedited litigation the case settled on favorable terms, allowing the deal to close (Del. Ch.)
- Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. and certain of its executives in a putative class action brought pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which was dismissed on the pleadings and affirmed on appeal (S.D.N.Y.)
- Endo International plc in a variety of matters, including a putative securities class action that was dismissed at the pleading stage and affirmed on appeal (S.D.N.Y.)
- Wayfair, Inc., its CEO and CFO, in a putative class action lawsuit brought pursuant to the Exchange Act, which was dismissed at the pleading stage (S.D.N.Y.)
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and its affiliates in connection with several Madoff-related clawback litigations related to the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, including obtaining dismissal of seven actions brought by a Madoff feeder fund against ABN-related entities
- Funko, Inc. in a variety of securities and derivative litigations
- Deutsche Bank in multiple civil litigations arising from the issuance and sale of mortgage-backed securities, including cases brought by investors and insurers
White Collar Investigations
- An issuer who went public in a de-SPAC transaction, in connection with an SEC investigation
- Traders of financial instruments in connection with multi-jurisdictional regulatory and antitrust investigations including by the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, and several non-U.S. regulators related to financial commodities trading
- A large national accounting firm in connection with investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal agencies, as well as related civil litigation
- A high-profile subject of an insider trading investigation conducted by the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission