David E. Kovel

David E. Kovel is co-managing partner of the firm and is based in our New York office. A former commodities trader, he has extensive experience representing plaintiffs in groundbreaking whistleblower, commodities, antitrust, securities, and corporate governance matters, including on appeal. His work in these areas, which often deals with fraud related to complex financial instruments, continues to set precedents both in terms of the law and size of settlements. Amongst other recent activities, in 2021, Mr. Kovel obtained the then-largest publicly announced single whistleblower award arising...