Neil J. Oxford

Neil Oxford is the Chair of Hughes Hubbard & Reed. He is also a partner in the firm’s Litigation department. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and disputes, and internal investigations. Neil has practiced in both the UK and the US, and represents US and foreign clients in a broad range of civil litigation and regulatory matters, including commercial disputes, international arbitration, anti-corruption investigations and compliance.

Neil has significant experience in complex cross-border litigation, including the representation of sovereigns in a number of significant fraud cases. Neil’s current representations include the Danish tax authority as plaintiff in efforts to recover proceeds of a $2 billion fraud.

• In re Skat Tax Refund Scheme Litigation, 356 F.Supp.3d 300, representation of Danish tax authority  in federal and state courts seeking to recover over $2 billion wrongfully obtained through a scheme involving fraudulent tax refund claims
• In re Sears Holdings Corporation, et al., U.S. Bankruptcy Court,  Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.), representation of the Honorable J. Douglas Cunningham Q.C., the Litigation Trustee for Sears Canada Inc.
• Current representation of world-leading aerospace and defense company in connection with anti-corruption reviews, related investigations and arbitrations 
• In re Nortel Networks, Inc., 532 B.R. 494 (Bankr. D. Del. 2015; Superior Court, Ontario, Canada), representation of insolvency administrators of Nortel Group’s European, Middle Eastern, and African affiliates in a first of its kind cross-border trial over allocation of $7.3 billion in proceeds of asset sales
• In re Lehman (US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.)), representation of trustee in trial of claims arising from the sale of Lehman Brothers’ broker-dealer business to Barclays Capital. In re Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc., 445 B.R. 143 (Bankruptcy Court S.D.N.Y. 2011); In re Lehman Bros. Inc., 478 B.R. 570 (S.D.N.Y. 2012) “Lehman’s Trustee Set for Windfall After Court Ruling on Barclays Deal,” Financial Times, Feb. 24, 2011 ($4.8 billion award in favor of Lehman trustee), currently on appeal
• In re Lehman (US Bankruptcy Court, S.D.N.Y. 2013), representation of trustee in litigation and settlement of over $30 billion in claims by insolvency administrators of Lehman Brothers’ European broker-dealer
• BBX Capital Asset Management LLC v. Catalfumo, et al. (17th Judicial Circuit, Florida 2013), representation of Royal Bank of Canada (Channel Islands) Limited in defense of fraudulent conveyance claims
• USA, ex rel. John Raynor v. National Rural Utilities Co Op, et al. (Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 2012), representation of the auditor of an electric utilities co-op in a whistleblower action under the False Claims Act, resulting in dismissal of all claims relating to alleged auditing fraud   
• In Re: National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation et al. (District of Delaware 2013), representation of the auditor of an electric utilities co-op in a RICO action, resulting in dismissal of all claims, and currently on appeal
• Wilmington Trust Co. and ORIX Aviation Systems Ltd. v. Rolls-Royce PLC and IAE International Aero Engines AG (Court of Session, Scotland 2011), opinion on New York law in connection with litigation in Scotland regarding aircraft lease and liens
• Bernshtein v. City of New York and Brockmann (S.D.N.Y. 2011, 2d. Cir. 2012), defense verdict at a jury trial of claims of civil rights violations by the City of New York and the arresting NYPD officer (directed verdict dismissing claims against the City and jury verdict dismissing claims against officer; upheld on appeal)
• Travelex v. Jackson (New York Supreme Court 2010), judgment against employee for multimillion-dollar embezzlement
• Weiss v. Deloitte Tax LLP (NY Supreme Court, Second Dept. 2009), briefed and argued appeal resulting in a decision affirming dismissal of professional negligence claims against a tax advisor
• DeCrane Aerospace Inc. v. Deloitte Financial Advisory Services (NY Supreme Court 2009), dismissal of a professional negligence claim against forensic accountants and award of a counterclaim
• In re Scottish Re Group Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y. 2008), dismissal of securities fraud claim against the auditor of a reinsurance company, leading to a favorable settlement on the remaining claim
• Old Ladder Litigation Co., LLC v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (S.D.N.Y. 2008), dismissal of a professional negligence claim against the auditor of a manufacturing company
• Representation of Merck in Vioxx and Fosamax product liability litigation, and related congressional and governmental investigations into Vioxx
• Heel Stone v. Evisu (S.D.N.Y. 2004), dismissal of a temporary restraining order and complaint against a clothing manufacturer
• Pro bono representation of a wide variety of individuals and organizations, including Riverside Language Program