Cliff's main area of practice is commercial litigation. He represents issuers, underwriters, officers and directors, and accounting firms in securities laws class actions; securities and private equity firms and senior management in federal and state regulatory proceedings; and Audit Committees in internal investigations and SEC investigations into allegations of accounting irregularities. Cliff also represents media and real estate corporations in commercial litigation and accounting firms in malpractice actions, bankruptcy court proceedings, and SEC investigations. Cliff is the Managing Partner of the New York office and is a member of the Firm's Management Committee. Columbia Law School, J.D., 1981 University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1978