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Overview
Sara Ortiz is Of Counsel in the Litigation practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York Office. She has represented corporations, financial institutions, and individual officers in litigation, as well as in internal and government investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, and other regulatory agencies. Her practice covers a wide range of litigation and regulatory enforcement matters, including securities litigation and criminal defense, commercial litigation, and government investigations.
Education
- Columbia Law School, J.D., 2014 Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- New York University, B.A., 2009
Representations
- Represented the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of the leading manufacturer of heavy-duty commercial battery-electric and fuel-cell vehicles in a criminal securities fraud trial in the Southern District of New York, relating to allegations that the founder and former Chief Executive Officer made material misrepresentations to investors.
- Represented S&P Global, Inc. in a consolidated action of over 500 investors in the Southern District of New York relating to allegations of fraud and misrepresentation in S&P’s rating of a fund that invested in life insurance policies.
- Represented an independent broker-dealer in an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to its disclosures surrounding 12b-1 fees and related investment advisor compensation.
- Represented the former Chief Operating Officer of a cryptocurrency fund in an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to allegations that the fund operated as a Ponzi scheme.
- Represented the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the leading manufacturer of electric vehicles in an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to allegations that the founder and Chief Executive Officer made material misrepresentations to investors on social media.
- Represented a senior managing director of a leading rating agency in an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to allegations of misrepresentations in the agency’s rating of an Asset Backed Securities transaction.
- Represented the investor relations manager of a litigation-financing fund in an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to allegations of misrepresentations in the fund’s investor marketing materials.