Jeffrey’s practice focuses on financial services litigation, including complex commercial
and securities litigation, internal investigations and government and regulatory
enforcement actions. He has represented a wide range of financial institutions, public
companies and individuals in federal and state courts and in front of various government
agencies, including the SEC, the Department of Justice and various state law enforcement
and regulatory agencies.
Following law school, Jeffrey was a law clerk to the Honorable Charles P. Sifton of the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
EXPERIENCE
Jeffrey J. Chapman
Partner
T: +1 212 548 7060
F: +1 212 715 6277
jchapman@mcguirewoods.com
1345 Avenue of the Americas
7th Floor
New York, NY 10105-0106
PRACTICES
Class Action
Financial Services Litigation
SEC Enforcement Defense
INDUSTRIES
Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers
Financial Services
Life Sciences
• Representation of a large broker-dealer in multiple state and federal actions brought by
alleged purchasers of CDs issued by Stanford International Bank Ltd.
• Representation of a financial institution in connection with insurance coverage matters
related to substantial employee trading losses.
• Representation of a technology company in connection with federal class action
concerning a merger and proxy disclosure.
• Representation of a global software development company in its defense of private
antitrust damages actions around the country brought by both consumers and
competitors following the Department of Justice's antitrust case against the global
software company. Jeff was a member of the team that achieved a favorable settlement
for the software development company following a three-month jury trial in Des
Moines, Iowa.
• Representation of a large broker-dealer in obtaining the dismissal of multiple securities
class actions related to market timing.
• Representation of a prominent executive of a medical device manufacturer in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of New York obtaining the dismissal on
summary judgment of an action alleging RICO and tort-related claims.
• Representation of a large foreign financial institution in an investigation by the SEC
and securities regulators in five states concerning, inter alia, sale of unregistered
securities and broker-dealer registration matters.
• Representation of a large financial institution in connection with SEC investigations
concerning the structuring, underwriting and valuation of subprime securities.
• Representation of a real estate company in connection with an investigation into
valuation of properties and related disclosure issues.
• Representation of a broker-dealer in an investigation by FINRA concerning trading in
foreign exchange derivatives and fixed income emerging markets securities.
• Representation of the CEO of a mutual fund company in connection with an SEC
investigation.
• Representation of a foreign bank in connection with a review by the Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network (FinCEN) concerning compliance with anti-money laundering
laws.
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• Representation of a foreign financial institution in connection with a long-running
commodities fraud investigation by the DOJ, Manhattan DA’s office, the CFTC and
other regulatory agencies.
• Representation of corporations, financial institutions and audit committees to
conduct internal investigations.
EDUCATION
• New York University School of Law, JD, Order of the Coif, Associate Editor, New
York University Law Review, 1998
• Cornell University, BS, 1995
ADMISSIONS
• New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
PUBLICATIONS
• Co-author, "The Enforcement Scope of New York’s New Financial Services
Department," Insurance Daily, July 11, 2011
EVENTS
• Panelist, Delaware Corporate Law Update with Former Chief Justice Myron Steele,
McGuireWoods Complimentary Presentation, January 14, 2015
• Panelist, Federal Litigation & Securities Regulation After Morrison: Current
Developments & Transnational Strategies, April 25, 2011
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