Arthur Aufses is a commercial litigator who often defends securities and class action lawsuits, conducts internal corporate investigations into accounting and related issues, and counsels corporate officers, directors, and financial advisors on securities and other potential liabilities.

Mr. Aufses’ recent representations include defending the former president and chief executive officer of a software company specializing in practice management software products for physician practices against class action and other claims; counseling the outside directors and audit committee members of a telecommunications and internet services provider through class action litigation and regulatory inquiries; recovering a multi-million dollar transaction fee for an investment bank.; and resolving for a mortgage provider a series of nationwide class actions that challenged the validity of the company's mortgage servicing practices.

J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1980
B. Phil., Oxford University, England, 1975
B.A., magna cum laude, Yale University, 1973

Judge Jose A. Cabranes, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1981 - 1982

New York, 1981

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1996
U.S. Tax Court, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1987
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1981

Teaching
National Institute of Trial Advocacy
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Cardozo Law School

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member, Committee on Federal Legislation, 1984-1987; Secretary, Committee on Legal Assistance, 1982-1984
American Bar Association
New York County Lawyers Association, Member, Federal Courts Committee, 1990-present