Craig T. Cagney
Represents a wide range of clients in complex litigation matters. Deep experience with sovereign immunity, judgment enforcement, complex securities and derivatives.
Craig has successfully represented U.S. and international financial institutions, as well as corporate clients, in a wide array of civil litigation across the United States. He has experience with cases involving the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, OFAC sanctions, post-judgment attachment and execution, fraudulent transfer, federal securities laws, complex securities, derivatives, contract disputes, and computer hacking.
Craig also has a robust pro bono practice. He helped to vindicate and secure the release of two clients wrongfully convicted of murder after each had served more than 25 years in prison, and he won a trial verdict on liability in an unjust conviction damages case in the New York Court of Claims. Craig also has successfully represented pro bono clients in cases involving civil rights and intellectual property.
Education
- summa cum laude
Clerkships
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
- U.S. District Court, S.D. New York
- U.S. District Court, W.D. New York