Profile: Gandolfo V DiBlasi

Commercial Litigation

Biography: Commercial Litigation

Gandolfo Vince DiBlasi is a member of Sullivan & Cromwell's litigation group, where he has built a global reputation representing clients in several of the largest financial service industry cases of the past two decades.

Mr DiBlasi currently represents Goldman Sachs and serves as liaison counsel to 55 investment banks in the IPO allocation class actions, one of the most complex and long-running corporate and securities litigation matters ever. He has served as lead counsel to clients in major investigations, including the insider trading and market manipulation cases of the late 1980s; the government securities investigations arising from the Salomon Brothers Treasury auction scandal; the 'pay-to-play' investigations in the municipal securities market; the Orange County litigation and investigation; various Enron matters; investigations into practices related to IPOs and research analysts; investigations relating to market timing of mutual funds; and representation of several clients in connection with litigation and investigations concerning alleged 'back-dated' options.

Mr DiBlasi has handled many investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and self-regulatory organisations, such as the New York Stock Exchange, National Association of Securities Dealers and Chicago Board Options Exchange, including trials.

Mr DiBlasi also regularly represents leading investment banking firms in connection with major legal developments affecting the investment banking industry.

Mr DiBlasi joined Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in 1978 after graduating from Yale Law School (JD, 1978) and Yale College (BA, 1975). He became a partner of the firm in 1985.