New York, New York, United States
David Graff’s career has been defined by his pursuit of novel legal solutions to the problems faced by his clients. A commercial litigator dedicated to trial work, David counsels his clients across a broad spectrum of legal disciplines, including business litigation, financial litigation, securities litigation, real estate litigation, restructuring and business bankruptcy, corporate takeovers, legal malpractice claims, and trusts and estates litigation. David’s interest in inventive solutions arose early in his career, when he originated a new legal strategy designed to seek remedies for investors in foreign companies that have “gone dark” on U.S. exchanges. David’s legal process —unprecedented at the time—included pursuing put options for affected stock at fair market value, seeking out contempt orders, and establishing a court-ordered receiver to seize company assets in foreign countries, including China, Hong Kong, and the British Virgin Islands. This process required numerous all-new legal strategies, including several pioneering valuation techniques that David developed to best determine the fair value of a nonresponsive company’s stock.