Francis Healy is a seasoned commercial litigator with extensive experience handling complex commercial disputes relating to physical commodities and related derivatives products, securities, and reinsurance contracts. His practice involves representations of major financial institutions, including banks, trading firms, and insurance companies, in Federal and State Courts and arbitrations. Francis also routinely advises and represents clients in investigations and proceedings before government regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
With respect to commodities and derivatives, Francis has represented numerous commodity trading firms in connection with disputes and investigations relating to the purchase and sale of crude oil and related products, power, natural gas, and grains, including, among others:
Successful representation of a client in a class action litigation alleging violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, the Sherman Act, and state law relating to alleged overseas manipulation and monopolization of the Brent Crude Oil market that allegedly harmed derivatives traders and owners of oil-producing land in the United States. In June 2017, the District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed in full the putative class actions, which dismissal was affirmed by the Second Circuit.
Francis has also represented several clients in litigations and disputes relating to securities and other complex commercial matters, including:
Successful defense of the former chief executive officer of UBS Financial Services Incorporated of Puerto Rico in a civil enforcement proceeding prosecuted by the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission concerning alleged violations of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act of 1934 relating to purported material misrepresentations and omissions in connection with the sale or purchase of non-exchange traded closed-end funds. After a three week trial, the SEC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge dismissed all claims.
Francis has also represented several insurers and reinsurers in litigations, arbitrations and investigations, including, but not limited to, matters involving the World Trade Center attacks and asbestos claims.
Mr. Healy has been named as a Super Lawyers "Rising Star" for 2013-2014.
New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
J.D., magna cum laude, St. John's University School of Law, 2003
B.S., magna cum laude, University of Scranton, 1994
Francis Healy is a seasoned commercial litigator with extensive experience handling complex commercial disputes relating to physical commodities and related derivatives products, securities, and reinsurance contracts. His practice involves representations of major financial institutions, including banks, trading firms, and insurance companies, in Federal and State Courts and arbitrations. Francis also routinely advises and represents clients in investigations and proceedings before government regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
With respect to commodities and derivatives, Francis has represented numerous commodity trading firms in connection with disputes and investigations relating to the purchase and sale of crude oil and related products, power, natural gas, and grains, including, among others:
Successful representation of a client in a class action litigation alleging violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, the Sherman Act, and state law relating to alleged overseas manipulation and monopolization of the Brent Crude Oil market that allegedly harmed derivatives traders and owners of oil-producing land in the United States. In June 2017, the District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed in full the putative class actions, which dismissal was affirmed by the Second Circuit.
Francis has also represented several clients in litigations and disputes relating to securities and other complex commercial matters, including:
Successful defense of the former chief executive officer of UBS Financial Services Incorporated of Puerto Rico in a civil enforcement proceeding prosecuted by the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission concerning alleged violations of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act of 1934 relating to purported material misrepresentations and omissions in connection with the sale or purchase of non-exchange traded closed-end funds. After a three week trial, the SEC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge dismissed all claims.
Francis has also represented several insurers and reinsurers in litigations, arbitrations and investigations, including, but not limited to, matters involving the World Trade Center attacks and asbestos claims.
Mr. Healy has been named as a Super Lawyers "Rising Star" for 2013-2014.
New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
J.D., magna cum laude, St. John's University School of Law, 2003
B.S., magna cum laude, University of Scranton, 1994
