Hellen Park
Hellen is an experienced litigator who has advised and represented institutional and individual clients in complex commercial litigations, regulatory proceedings, and enforcement actions.
She has also worked with defendants, witnesses, subjects, and targets in internal investigations and government investigations relating to accounting practices, insider trading, securities fraud, money laundering, and corporate governance and disclosure.
In addition to securities litigation, Hellen has experience working with commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) servicers and frequently represents secured lenders in foreclosure and receivership actions for commercial properties, including hotels, retail spaces, and office buildings.
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Education & Credentials
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2007
- Cornell University, B.S., 2001
Bar and Court Admissions
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New York
Related Employment
- Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP, New York, NY, Associate
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Professional Experience
Experience
- Represented secured lender against successor liability and alter ego claims arising from foreclosure on assets of a corporate travel services company.
- Represented senior executives in numerous related litigations arising out of the offer and sale of residential mortgage-backed securities.
- Represented a private equity firm in an earnout dispute.
- Represented a senior executive of a technology firm to enforce options agreement.
- Represented senior securities industry professionals and hedge funds in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations and parallel civil litigations concerning collateralized debt obligation (CDO) and other structured products transactions.
- Represented executives in SEC and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations and related civil litigations, concerning allegations of accounting fraud.
- Represented broker-dealers in SEC and DOJ investigations relating to allegations of wash trades, spoofing, and other forms of market manipulation.
- Represented firms and individuals in connection with Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) enforcement investigations.
- Represented numerous securities industry professionals in Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) inquiries and investigations.
- Represented commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) special servicers, private lenders, and financial institutions in foreclosure and related enforcement of defaulted financial instruments.
- Represented lenders and special services in unfair trade practices litigations.
- Represented small startup companies in Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) disputes.