Sachin S. Bansal

Sachin S. Bansal is an associate in McKool Smith’s New York office.  Prior to joining the firm, he was an associate with Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.  Mr. Bansal’s practice involves a wide range of litigation, including complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy, government investigations and white collar matters.  He is conversant in Spanish, and fluent in Hindi.

Mr. Bansal is currently a pro bono counsel to the Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic in connection with its factual investigation of a North Carolina prisoner’s claim of actual innocence.  Prior to joining McKool Smith, he helped win a section 1983 appeal for a Virginia prisoner before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and a new trial for a Tennessee death row inmate through state habeas proceedings.

Representative Matters

• Madoff.  Counsel to a leading Swiss private bank in connection with multiple lawsuits pending in a Chapter 15 bankruptcy and related foreign proceedings arising out of the Madoff Ponzi scheme.
• Insider Trading Investigation.  Counsel to a former hedge fund portfolio manager in federal criminal and regulatory investigations arising out of the use of an expert networking firm.
• Oil Producers Litigation.  Counsel to more than 80 independent Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas oil producers in lawsuits against Goldman Sachs subsidiary J. Aron & Company and a BP subsidiary arising out of a major midstream energy transporter’s bankruptcy.  Previously represented a post-confirmation representative for litigation matters and claims objections. 

Professional & Community Activities

• Vice President of the Private Sector for the South Asian Bar Association of New York
• Board of Directors, New Lawyers Division, of the Duke Law Alumni Association

Press Releases

Articles

"Philip Morris USA v. Williams: A Confusing Distinction," (3 Duke J. Const. Law & Pub. Pol’y Sidebar 49 (2007)).