Ben Rose

Experience

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  Japanese ESL School

  Aug 2002 - Mar 2005

  English Instructor/Manager

  Tokyo, Japan

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  United States Court of Federal Claims

  May 2006 - Aug 2006

  Judicial Intern

  Washington, DC

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  Steptoe & Johnson LLP

  May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Summer Associate

  Washington, DC

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  U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

  Aug 2008 - Jul 2010

  Judicial Clerk

  Federal judicial law clerk

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  White & Case LLP

  Oct 2010 - Jan 2014

  Litigation Associate

  Practice included drafting motions, arguing appeals, depositions, managing discovery & overseeing litigation teamsRepresentative Matters:• Represented MLB in Los Angeles Dodgers’ bankruptcy; led to $2B sale of team (then-highest paid MLB sale price)• Defended broker against investment bank’s SDNY action alleging $500M in losses from fraudulent trading• Defended non-profit educational corporation in NYC OIG investigation into director’s suspected embezzlement

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  Dechert LLP

  Jan 2014 - Feb 2021

  Senior Litigation Associate

  White collar defense; internal investigations; complex commercial litigation; extensive trial, motion, proffer, investigation, deposition, negotiation & discovery experience.Representative Matters:• Lead internal investigation counsel for major transit authority agency concerning whistleblower claims of self-interested board of directors’ contract award favoring contractor’s best interests over agency’s• Trial counsel for internationally recognized Broadway theater LLC member in hotly contested partnership dispute: Included Delaware Chancery Court trial, preliminary injunction fight & successful appeal in Delaware Supreme Court, producing sweeping victory & dramatic public rebuke of the adversary by that Court• Trial counsel to creditors in LATAM Airline’s COVID-related bankruptcy, resulting in denial of debtors’unprecedented financing proposal aimed at improperly enriching shareholders at the expense of creditors: Highly expedited proceedings included numerous global depositions & trial days over Zoom• Successful representation of specialty pharmacy in investigation by Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations into opioid epidemic-related medication price hikes• Arbitration counsel for broker-dealer accused of causing $25M trading loss in synthetic futures: After 2-week hearing, panel rejected claimant’s damages theory & awarded less than 10% of trading loss• Successfully defended US military contractor in DOJ investigation into suspected provision of Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles found in possession of enemies of the state• Exoneration of specialty pharmacy HUB company in DOJ investigation into alleged Medicaid fraud involving copay paydowns and fraudulent prior authorizations for opioid overdose medication Show less

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  Manhattan District Attorney's Office

  Mar 2021 - now

  Assistant District Attorney

  Investigating & prosecuting a wide array of financial crime; lead trial counsel; conducting witness & target interviews; extensive argument & motion practice; working with law enforcement & investigators to build cases