Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP - Savla, Sandeep

Sandeep Savla Associate

Mr. Savla is an associate with the firm's Litigation Department. Mr. Savla represents corporate and individual clients in securities and white collar investigations, as well as complex commercial litigation matters.

Before joining the firm, from 2001 to 2004, Mr. Savla worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement in New York. As an enforcement attorney, Mr. Savla investigated and litigated alleged violations of the federal securities laws involving insider trading, fraudulent currency trades, investment adviser "soft dollar" practices, short sales by hedge funds and investment banks, and market manipulation. Before working at the SEC, Mr. Savla practiced as a barrister in London for six years, in which capacity he prosecuted 15 criminal cases to verdict in jury trials, and advised corporate clients on securities and commercial litigation matters. Mr. Savla taught a course on securities law at the University of London from 1996 to 2000, and sat on a University of London-convened committee that advised the United Kingdom Government on anti-corruption and anti-money laundering legislation.

Significant Firm Matters

Mr. Savla's significant recent matters at the firm include:

representing clients in SEC and regulatory investigations;
representing an international financial institution in connection with a federal grand jury investigation and nationwide civil litigation;
representing a government agency in connection with the compliance examination of several insurance brokerage companies in the wake of a multi-state investigation of alleged wrongdoing and the resulting settlement agreements;
representing company and directors in litigation arising out of a proposed $1.4 billion merger; and
representing a leading pharmaceutical company in civil False Claims Act litigation.

Other Matters

As an enforcement attorney at the SEC, Mr. Savla negotiated final or summary judgment in an $8 million insider trading case instituted against five stockbrokers arising out of alleged trading on information in advance, pre-publication copies of Business Week magazine;
Represented individual in connection with SEC's investigation of Adelphia Communications Corporation;
Represented "Big Four" audit firm before the SEC and in related class actions; and
Represented companies in internal investigations into revenue recognition and alleged misuse of corporate funds.

Publications

"Securities Class Actions in London," Class Action Litigation Report, Vol. 9 No. 8 (April 2008).
"Paying the Price" (with Timothy J. Coleman), GC New York, March 27, 2006 (article on SEC corporate penalty guidelines).
"'SEC Speaks' 2006: Enforcement Focus on Lawyers and Hedge Funds; Continued Interaction with Criminal Authorities" (with Timothy J. Coleman), Derivatives, Vol. 7 No. 9 (May 2006).
Money Laundering and Financial Intermediaries (2000) (book).