Edmund Polubinski
Nationally-recognized securities litigator, who handles wide range of complex litigation in trial and appellate courts around the country.
Ted is a nationally-recognized litigator, who represents issuers, funds, financial institutions and individuals in securities, derivative and other complex litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts around the country.
Sources quoted in Chambers USA have described Ted as “terrific,” “superb,” “extremely smart,” and “a keen strategic thinker,” also highlighting his “excellent judgment.” In the words of one commenter, “He can command a room no matter what the audience.” He has been named a “star” litigator by Benchmark Litigation and also recognized in Legal 500 U.S. and Lawdragon.
In addition to his litigated matters, Ted represents companies and boards of directors in internal investigations and in enforcement investigations, including before the SEC, the CFTC, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Experience
- Lead counsel in active securities and derivative litigations for Hertz, UiPath, MongoDB, Iris Energy, Kornit Digital, DouYu, Tuya and Perion, pending in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Florida
- Won complete dismissal of all claims against Roche in securities litigation in New Jersey federal court relating to disclosure of clinical trial results
- Won complete dismissal of claims under federal and Alabama securities laws against Uniti Group in Delaware federal court; dismissal affirmed by the Third Circuit
- Represented bank syndicate in Twitter v. Musk in Delaware Chancery Court
- Won complete dismissal of securities litigation against Weber in the Northern District of Illinois
- Won complete dismissal of securities claims against Lizhi in New York federal and state court
- Represents leading utility services company in securities and derivative litigation in the Northern District of Illinois
- Favorably settled claims involving innovative real estate firm in the Commercial Division of New York Supreme Court
- Won complete dismissal of securities litigation filed against Tencent Music Entertainment in the EDNY and the Commercial Division of New York Supreme Court
- Represented Tezos Foundation in connection with first-of-its-kind securities litigation in Florida and California relating to $232 million cryptocurrency fundraising
- Argued and won complete dismissal of $2.4 billion qui tam litigation challenging Citigroup’s tax treatment of net operating loss deductions
- Represented independent directors of MF Global in securities and other civil litigation, as well as enforcement-related matters, concerning the collapse of MF Global; won complete dismissal of all customer-related claims and achieved favorable settlement of all securities claims
- Represented FINRA in 11th Circuit appeal challenging FINRA’s “Pay to Play” rule
- Represented Morgan Stanley in litigations in Georgia and Utah state court alleging that Morgan Stanley and other prime brokerages engaged in market manipulation in connection with alleged “naked short selling”
- Argued and won appeal for Morgan Stanley in San Diego Gas & Electric v. Morgan Stanley Senior Funding
- Arbitration before AAA panel of contractual dispute between two multinational pharmaceutical companies
Insights
News
Recognition
Chambers USA – Litigation: Securities, New York
Benchmark Litigation – United States and New York, Star
Legal 500 U.S. – Securities Litigation: Defense
Lawdragon – 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2023-2025
Education
- Alumni Association Best Note Award
- Order of the Coif
- Roger and Madeleine Traynor Award
- Articles Editor, Virginia Law Review
Clerkships
Qualifications and admissions
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- State of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Colorado
- U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
- U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois
- U.S. District Court, S.D. New York
- U.S. District Court, S.D. Texas
- U.S. Supreme Court