Cristina I. Calvar
Partner
A strategic litigator, Cristina focuses her practice on white collar matters, regulatory enforcement, complex internal investigations, and parallel civil proceedings. She regularly advises banks, private equity firms, and healthcare providers in high-stakes litigation. As a former federal clerk, Cristina leverages her judicial insight to find creative and effective solutions.
Key Matters
Selected Representations
- Represents a Latin American sports television channel in civil RICO litigation in the Southern District of Florida relating to international soccer corruption scandal
- Represents creditor committees of asbestos claimants in adversary proceedings involving the separation of billions of dollars of asbestos liabilities from solvent company assets
- Represented a global investment bank in multi-billion-dollar and cross-border investigation arising from three bond offerings in Southeast Asia, along with related shareholder, derivative, and class action securities litigation
- Represented a rehabilitation therapy provider with nationwide facilities along with certain current and former employees in connection with federal investigations arising from alleged violations of the False Claims Act and related whistleblower suits, and secured declinations from the government on the merits
- Represented a primary dealer in federal investigations and parallel class actions concerning potential collusion in the market for U.S. Treasury securities
- Represented a Chicago-based private equity firm in a fraudulent transfer proceeding arising out of allegations of accounting fraud
- Represented 13 political action committees and secured a pre-trial dismissal concerning alleged breaches of contract with a data and marketing company
- Represented the court-appointed Examiner in the bankruptcy of Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. in the investigation of fraudulent transfer claims and alleged breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with 27 pre-bankruptcy transactions giving rise to billions of dollars in claims by creditors