Attorney Biographies

Louis F. Burke (Member)

Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar,1973, New York; 1974, U.S. District Court Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1983, U.S. Tax Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas.

Education: Boston University (BS,BA, 1966); New England School of Law (JD., 1970).

Editor: New England Law Review (1969 - 1970)

Professional Affiliations: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Futures Regulation, 1989-1991,2006-2008); Chairman, Sub-committee on Litigation Oversight, 1990-1991; delegate to Union Internationale des Avocats); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Corporation), Banking and Business Law (Member, Committee on Futures and Derivatives, 1989 - 2008); Litigation (Co-Chair, Committee on Securities Litigation, 2000-2003; Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Futures Litigation, 1995-2001, 2004-2008); Co-Chair, Committee on International Litigation, 2004-2008; Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association 1998-2008; Union Internationale des Avocats (President, UIA-USA National Committee, 1999-2001), Executive Committee (2001-present); President, Commission on Financial Services (1998-2000); Counsel to the President (2001-2004); President, Litigation Commission (2004-2008); Deputy Director of Development (2004 - 2008); Industry Associations: Futures Industry Association (Member, Compliance and Legal Division); Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Member, Compliance and Legal Division); Commodity Traders and Brokers Association (Director, 1990-1993).

Practice Areas: Securities; Commercial Litigation; Arbitration: Administrative Proceedings; Business Arbitration; Business Litigation; Commodities Arbitration; Commodities Litigation; Futures litigation; Commodities Fraud; Commodities Futures; Commodities Regulation; Investment Fraud; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Broker Dealer Arbitration; Broker Dealer Regulation; NASD Arbitration; NYSE Arbitration; SEC Enforcement; Financial Fraud; Class Action Litigation; Mortgage Backed Securities.

Leslie Wybiral (Senior Associate)

Born Weisbaden, Germany

Education: Marymount College (B.A., Magna cum laude, 2001); Salzburg Institute, Salzburg, Austria (Certificate in International Legal Studies, 2003); New York Law School (J.D., 2005), New York Law School Law Review, Executive Case Comment Editor 2004; Associate Editor 2003; Member 2002-2003. Bar Admissions: 2006, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Professional Affiliations: American Bar Association (Member: Young Lawyers Division; Section of International Law, International Human Rights Committee; Section of Litigation, International Litigation Committee); New York State Bar Association; The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York County Lawyer’s Association.

Practice Areas: Securities Regulation; Securities Arbitration; Commodities Regulation; Commodities Arbitration and Reparations; Securities Litigation; Commodities Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Article 81 Guardianship.

Elspeth Gibb (Associate)

Born Cincinnati, Ohio

Education: Ohio University (B.A., 2007); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 2010). Bar Admissions: 2010, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern District, Eastern District of New York.

Professional Affiliations: American Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; New York City Bar Association; Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Practice Areas: Securities Regulation; Securities Arbitration; Commodities Regulation; Securities Litigation; Commodities Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Commercial Litigation.