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richard j. schaeffer

Partner
Securities Litigation, White Collar Litigation, M&A Litigation, Employment Litigation
schaeffer@dssvlaw.com

Mr. Schaeffer's practice focuses on white collar criminal defense work and complex civil litigation. Mr. Schaeffer handles both trial and appellate work, having tried and argued cases in numerous jurisdictions around the county. Mr. Schaeffer has also tried employment discrimination cases on behalf of the firm's clients. Among Mr. Schaeffer's cases are the following:

Representation of a corporate officer in a securities fraud class action which gave rise to the largest settlement of a class action to date in the United States.
Representation of the head of one of the largest investment banking concerns in the world in connection with both civil and criminal charges.
Representation of foreign investors in a dispute concerning the sale of one of Manhattan's largest parcels of residential real estate.
RICO actions, including the successful defense of Russian clients in both the Southern District of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Representation of a large restaurant client with respect to various employment discrimination cases, including a successful jury trial.
Representation of numerous professional athletes and entertainers in various criminal and civil proceedings.
Successful defense at trial of a pharmaceutical company against a whistleblower claim.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Schaeffer was an Assistant District Attorney in New York County for four years under Frank S. Hogan. He spent the last two years of his tenure in the Homicide Bureau, during which time he both investigated and tried numerous homicide cases and conducted the Grand Jury investigation regarding the murder of Joey Gallo.

Mr. Schaeffer is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and served as a member of its Committee on Arbitration. Mr. Schaeffer serves as a member of the Magistrate Merit Selection Panel by appointment of the United States District Judges for the Southern District of New York. He is admitted to practice in New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and is a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.

He received his A.B. degree from Columbia College in 1966 and his J.D. in 1969 from the Fordham University School of Law. While at Fordham, he served as a member of the Fordham Law Review and a Member of the Board of Editors.