Kieran M. Corcoran

Experience

• With billions of dollars at stake, he represented hedge fund managers, investment vehicles and offshore funds in a series of cases in the New York courts. The matters involved, among other things, highly complex "CLO-squared" securitizations, the hedging of warehouse balance sheet risk through the use of structured products, and contested CDS loss calculations and exposure.
• He has defended and counseled corporate and individual clients in governmental civil and criminal investigations on issues in the nature of antitrust, securities, healthcare and technology.
• He has substantial experience in professional sports, having represented several baseball clubs and athletes, including the former top-ranked tennis player in the world.
• His real estate litigation experience has involved high-value, CMBS loan foreclosure and guaranty enforcement, as well as EB-5 fraud and financing disputes.
• He has handled numerous construction project disputes involving products liability claims related to a tragic accident, construction defects and lien enforcement.
• His experience advising regulatory bodies and also appearing in front of them gives him a unique perspective on real estate and land use proposals requiring extensive review.
• He has helped to untangle cases involving improperly-issued subprime mortgages, covenants and restrictions, fraudulent conveyances and wetlands regulations.
• Committed to human rights, while in law school he served on the Committee on the Administration of Justice in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as a Columbia Human Rights Intern and was named a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

Recognitions

Professional & Civic Activities