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Keara A. Bergin

Partner                                                                           

 

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kbergin@dpklaw.com

Phone: (212) 943-9000 x 113

Fax: (212) 943-4325                                   

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Keara Bergin litigates complex commercial cases in federal and state courts throughout the country, in domestic and international arbitral proceedings and in cross-border actions. Her clients include public corporations and privately held firms in the US and abroad, as well as their individual directors, officers, and stakeholders. She aggressively pursues her clients’ most advantageous litigation options in the context of their overall business objectives. She has a record of winning cases for her clients following dispositive motions, trials and appeals. 
 
Keara also focuses on corporate governance and securities matters, along with internal investigations involving varied legal issues. She also provides “second look” or discrete co-counsel representation for clients approaching significant trials or appeals, and has served as an expert witness in foreign proceedings on the laws of United States jurisdictions. Her most recent pro bono matter resulted in a significant financial award in a § 1983 case. New York Super Lawyers recommends her for Business Litigation and Securities Litigation. The National Law Journal recognized Keara as an Elite Boutique Trailblazer.

 

Keara began her legal career at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
 

Keara’s most recent matters include:

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• Successfully defended claims under a “bad actor” guarantee arising out of private credit financing of a multi-state regulated insurance company. 

• Successfully won dismissal of all claims brought against a private equity firm, certain affiliates, and its Managing Director in a False Claims Act (“FCA”) qui tam suit filed by a Russian real estate developer.

• Represented a multinational bank in a series of arbitrations around the country brought by former employees arising out of the bank’s exit from a line of domestic business.

• Successfully won a motion to dismiss federal securities fraud claims against a major financial advisory firm.

• Successfully quashed § 1782 discovery in connection with foreign litigation. 

• Conducted investigations for Demand Committees of various institutions, internal investigations for financial firm, and cross-border investigations involving regulatory agencies. 

• Represented a commodities trading firm in ICC arbitrations and related cross border litigation.

• Litigated contract and related claims in the US and the UK arising out of a Russian commodities joint venture.

• Represented a European insolvency administrator in US litigation involving claimed assets of the estate.