Douglas Koff

Douglas Koff is a partner in the Litigation practice of the Paul Hastings New York office. He routinely represents corporations and individuals in high profile proceedings -- both criminal and civil, as well as matters in the investigative stage. He also has been involved in a wide variety of internal investigations.

In this regard, Mr. Koff has advised and defended a variety of companies and corporate executives in virtually every inquiry by civil and criminal authorities (as well as SRO's) into business practices on Wall Street, including a wide array of matters involving the financial crisis.

Mr. Koff's matters generally involve complex factual and legal issues. He has been actively engaged in cases involving securities, derivative products, and other complex financial instruments. He has handled cases involving a broad spectrum of substantive legal issues, including antitrust, breach of fiduciary duty, reinsurance, fraud, piercing the corporate veil, mergers and acquisitions, money laundering, as well as federal securities law. 

As Chambers USA has noted, Mr. Koff is "hard working, attentive and client-focused." "He has everything on his radar screen. He is a smart, thorough litigator who is always on top of things." In addition, he has a "remarkable ability to get along with anyone, making it his business to develop a rapport with other attorneys involved in his cases."

Accolades and Recognitions

• Recognized since 2009 by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for White Collar Crime and Government Investigations.
• In 2008, was also recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as an Up-and-Coming securities litigator in New York
• Euromoney's Benchmark: Litigation named him a "Local Litigation Star" for New York in 2008
• Won the 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement, which recognizes exceptional legal writing
• Recognized by New York Super Lawyers as a leading attorney in Manhattan since the ranking's inception

• Member of the New York City Bar Association Criminal Law Committee
• Member of the UJA Criminal Law Executive Council
• Member of the Federal Bar Council.
• Admitted to practice in New York and before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York