Clifford Chance
Jeff Butler has a broad range of experience litigating complex commercial cases in federal and state courts, including substantial experience coordinating cross-border litigation and other litigation in multiple jurisdictions.
Jeff has particular experience representing non-US clients with respect to contentious matters in the US, including securities class actions, financial product litigation, M&A litigation and bankruptcy-related litigation
- Representing Airbus Americas Inc. in a post-M&A indemnification action in Fairfax County, Virginia. After a three-week bench trial involving complex accounting issues, Airbus was awarded indemnification and legal fees totaling US$13.2 million
- Representing Summit Health Inc. in a breach of contract action in the Southern District of New York. Won partial summary judgment and, after a one-week jury trial on remaining issues, a jury awarded $1.5 million to Summit
- Representing a Chinese telecommunications company in a breach of contract action in the Southern District of New York
- Representing several European banks in litigation relating to the collapse of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities
- Representing a global financial institution in litigation against a former private wealth client
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, New York
- +1 212 878 8205
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- Practice area Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management, Restructuring & insolvency
- Sector Transport & logistics, Industrials
Career and qualifications
- Williams College (BA, Philosophy) 1991
- University of Michigan Law School (JD, Law Review) 1996
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 1997
- Law Clerk to Judge Thomas P. Griesa (S.D.N.Y.)
- Associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
- Joined Clifford Chance 2004
- Partner since 2007
Professional bodies
- 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America