Edmund Polubinski
Handles securities, derivative and other complex litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts around the country.
Ted represents clients in securities, derivative and other complex litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts around the country. Sources quoted in Chambers USA have described Ted as “terrific,” “superb,” “extremely smart,” and “a keen strategic thinker,” also highlighting his “excellent judgment.” He also has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation and Legal 500 U.S.
Ted also represents companies, funds and boards of directors in internal investigations and investigations and other proceedings before various governmental authorities, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Department of Justice.
His recent clients include Citigroup, Crestview Partners, FINRA, Morgan Stanley, Roche, Tailwind Partners, the Tezos Foundation, Uniti, and the independent directors of MF Global.
Experience highlights
- Won complete dismissal of all claims against Roche in securities litigation in New Jersey federal court relating to disclosure of clinical trial results
- Won complete dismissal of claims under federal and Alabama securities laws against Uniti Group in Delaware federal court; dismissal affirmed by the Third Circuit
- Morgan Stanley and bank syndicate in Twitter, Inc. v. Musk in Delaware Chancery Court
- Won complete dismissal of securities claims involving Synergy Pharmaceuticals in the EDNY
- Won complete dismissal of securities claims against Lizhi in New York federal and state court
- Leading utility services company in securities and derivative litigation in the Northern District of Illinois
- Favorably settled claims involving innovative real estate firm in the Commercial Division of New York Supreme Court
- Sunlands in IPO-related securities litigation in federal court
- Tezos Foundation in connection with first-of-its kind securities litigation in Florida and California relating to $232 million cryptocurrency fundraising
- Weber in securities litigation in the Northern District of Illinois
- Argued and won complete dismissal of $2.4 billion qui tam litigation challenging Citigroup’s tax treatment of net operating loss deductions
- Won complete dismissal of securities litigation filed against Tencent Music Entertainment in the EDNY and the Commercial Division of New York Supreme Court
- Independent directors of MF Global in securities and other civil litigation, as well as enforcement-related matters, concerning the collapse of MF Global; won complete dismissal of all customer-related claims and achieved favorable settlement of all securities claims
- FINRA in 11th Circuit appeal challenging FINRA’s “Pay to Play” rule
- Morgan Stanley in litigations in Georgia and Utah state court alleging that Morgan Stanley and other prime brokerages engaged in market manipulation in connection with alleged “naked short selling”
- Argued and won appeal for Morgan Stanley in San Diego Gas & Electric v. Morgan Stanley Senior Funding
- The underwriters in securities litigation arising out of the IPO of HCA Holdings; all claims settled favorably, with no monetary contribution by our clients
- Confidential arbitration before AAA panel of contractual dispute between two multinational pharmaceutical companies
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Credentials
Recognition
Chambers USA – Litigation: Securities, New York
Benchmark Litigation – New York, Star
Legal 500 U.S. – Securities Litigation: Defense
Education
- Alumni Association Best Note Award
- Order of the Coif
- Roger and Madeleine Traynor Award
- Articles Editor, Virginia Law Review
Clerkships
Professional history
- Partner, 2007-present
- Davis Polk since 2000
Qualifications and admissions
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- State of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Colorado
- U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
- U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois
- U.S. District Court, S.D. New York
- U.S. District Court, S.D. Texas
- U.S. Supreme Court