Practices
Ross Hooper is Counsel in the Litigation & Investigations Group at Seward & Kissel LLP. His responsibilities include providing litigation and advisory services to a range of clients that includes financial institutions, investment advisors, and other companies. Ross has broad experience litigating securities law, employment law, and other complex commercial disputes in federal and state courts, proceedings before the SEC and FINRA, and in arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
Ross regularly advises our corporate trust clients in connection with structured finance disputes, fiduciary responsibilities, regulatory inquiries and investigations, bankruptcy litigation, and restructuring matters. In addition, Ross provides advice to investment managers and private investment funds in connection with seed and other strategic investments and investment management transactions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings.
Ross received a B.S., magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.
Ross is admitted to practice in the State of New York, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Publications
- Co-authored, “FTC and DOJ Propose Sweeping Changes to HSR Requirements,” Seward & Kissel (September 23, 2023)
- Co-authored, “‘An Ounce of Prevention’…How to Reduce the Risk of Litigation and Enforcement Proceedings,” Seward & Kissel (July 26, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Musk Wins Tweet Trial,” Seward & Kissel (February 15, 2023)
- Co-authored, “2022 Highlights from the Global Bank and Institutional Finance & Restructuring Group,” Seward & Kissel (February 13, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Down to the Wire: Citibank Wins Big in Revlon Appeal,” Seward & Kissel (September 13, 2022)
- Co-authored, “SEC Files First Reg BI Action Against Broker-Dealer,” Seward & Kissel (June 28, 2022)
- Co-authored, “2021 Highlights from the Global Bank and Institutional Finance & Restructuring Group,” Seward & Kissel (February 14, 2022)
- Co-authored, “Delaware Bankruptcy Court Limits Recovery of Indenture Trustee’s Attorney’s Fees in Tribune Case,” Seward & Kissel (July 1, 2021)
- Co-authored, “2020 Highlights from the Global Bank and Institutional Finance & Restructuring Group,” Seward & Kissel (May 12, 2021)
- Co-authored, “Agencies Encourage Banks to Transition from US Dollar LIBOR as IBA Accounces that Publication of Key US Dollar LIBOR Maturities Will Extend to June 2023,” Seward & Kissel (December 1, 2020)
- Co-authored, “IBA Announces that It Will Consult on Plans to Cease Publishing Most Versions of LIBOR, Omitting US Dollar LIBOR,” Seward & Kissel (November 20, 2020)
- Co-authored, “Minority Noteholders’ Right to Sue to Payment Survives Strict Foreclosure,” Seward & Kissel (November 12, 2020)
- Co-authored, “LIBOR Update – New York Legislation,” Seward & Kissel (November 4, 2020)
- Co-authored, “LIBOR: A Legislative Solution?” Seward & Kissel (October 28, 2020)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel LLP: 2019 Litigation Highlights,” Seward & Kissel (April 16, 2020)
- Co-authored, “Global Bank and Institutional Finance & Restructuring Practice Group 2019 Highlights,” Seward & Kissel (March 10, 2020)
- Co-authored, “Client Alert: New York Fed Publishes SOFR Averages and SOFR Index,” Seward & Kissel (March 2, 2020)
- Co-authored, “Seward and Simmons Collaborate on Online IBOR Portal,” Seward & Kissel (February 12, 2020)