C. Evan Stewart

Partner

1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
31st FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY
10036-2603

212.704.4348
212.704.4256 fax

C. Evan Stewart handles litigation matters on behalf of domestic and international clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, as well as federal and state appellate and trial courts. Mr. Stewart also represents clients in arbitration proceedings before the American Arbitration Association and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Concentrating primarily in securities litigation and regulatory enforcement matters, he also practices antitrust (civil and criminal), takeover and other forms of emergency litigation, trademark, employment, and general corporate and commercial law. He was featured by the New York Law Journal in the "Top Trials of 2005" for his successful representation of Theodore Sihpol, the first person in U.S. history to be criminally charged for "late trading" mutual funds.

Mr. Stewart has substantial experience in the financial services industry. He served 12 years as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for The Nikko Securities Co. International, Inc. and he also served as a Director of Nikko Financial Services, Inc. In addition, Mr. Stewart was First Vice President and Associate General Counsel of E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc., serving as head of its litigation department.

Mr. Stewart is an adjunct professor of law at Fordham Law School, as well as a visiting professor at Cornell University. He has written a column in the New York Law Journal since 1990, and has published over 200 articles on diverse legal subjects; he is also frequently featured in the national media and regularly speaks across the country on securities, professional responsibility, and complex litigation issues.

EDUCATION

Cornell University Law School, J.D., 1977, Cornell Law Review (published), Moot Court Board
Cornell University, B.A., 1974, cum laude

COURT ADMISSIONS

U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of International Trade
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York

MEMBERSHIPS

Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law
Adjunct Professor, Brooklyn Law School (2001 – 2008)
Visiting Professor, Cornell University (Government Department, Summer Prelaw Program)
Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Member, Pace Law School Investor Rights Project Advisory Board
Arbitrator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Mediator, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of N.Y.
Advisory Panel, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of N.Y.
Chair, Practising Law Institute Programs
Columnist, New York Law Journal
Advisory Board, BNA's Class Action Litigation Report
Advisory Board, New York Business Law Journal
Contributing Editor, The Encyclopedia of Venture Capital
Board of Editors, Federal Bar Council Quarterly
Member, Professional Responsibility Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Former Special Assistant District Attorney (New York City)
Former Chair, Federal Regulation Committee, Securities Industry Association
Former member, Securities Regulation Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Trustee, Westminster School and American Historical Association
Former Trustee, YWCA of the USA and YMCA Camping Services
Former Trustee, Federal Bar Council
Cornell University (Board of Trustees; Chair, University Council; Advisory Councils: Cornell Law School, Johnson Museum of Art, University Library, and College of Arts & Sciences)
Visiting Fellow, W.K. Keck Foundation Ethics Program, Cornell University (Winter 1996)