David Wishengrad

David Wishengrad is a member of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP’s litigation practice group and is co-chair of the firm's Business Development Committee. His practice focuses on the representation of financial institutions, including commercial and investment banks, broker/dealers, hedge funds, and asset managers in connection with regulatory investigations, examinations, enforcement actions, litigations and internal investigations. 

David has handled numerous matters involving complex financial products, including collateralized debt obligations, credit default swaps, mortgage-backed securities, interest rate and currency derivatives, swaptions, and EFRPs.  He regularly represents clients in connection with investigations and examinations conducted by the Department of Justice, SEC, CFTC, state attorneys general, self-regulatory organizations and foreign regulators.  Over his career, David has managed matters and proceedings concerning nearly every aspect of the business of investment banking, including fixed income, derivatives, and equities trading, retail and private banking, capital market and advisory services, underwriting and securitization, prime brokerage, and asset management.

David is currently representing major financial institutions in high-profile litigations involving CDOs and certain benchmark rates.