Samuel W. Seymour, a lawyer, is of counsel at the firm of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and former president of the New York City Bar Association.
He has represented clients in investigations involving allegations of accounting fraud, securities fraud, foreign bribery, price fixing, economic sanctions violations, money laundering and obstruction of justice.
He also handles derivative cases, shareholder actions and complex contract disputes.
[5] Seymour has handled the resolution of government investigations for clients including The Bank of New York, Spiegel, Inc., UBS, Bankers Trust Company, Statoil ASA, Moody's Investors Service, Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Morgan Crucible plc, ABN AMRO Bank and Wachovia.
[5] Seymour began his two-year term as president of the New York City Bar Association in April 2010.