Nkosi Shields

About Nkosi Shields

I currently serve as Partner at BakerHostetler and am a member of BakerHostetler\'s Discovery Management Team, which oversees discovery and ESI issues arising from the firm’s role as court-appointed counsel to the SIPA Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS). The 80-member Discovery Management Team coordinates, develops and integrates numerous cutting-edge commercial and proprietary systems to manage discovery in the more than lawsuits filed by the SIPA Trustee to recover stolen funds for the benefit of defrauded BLMIS customers. To date, the SIPA Trustee has recovered or entered into agreements to recover more than $9.1 billion, or 52 percent of the approximately $17.3 billion in principal estimated to have been lost in the Madoff Ponzi scheme by customers who filed claims. As a member of the firm-wide Edisovery and Management team, I directly supervise work of attorneys employed nationwide in connection with the multiple engagements. Further, I manage and supervise the Firm\'s relationships with outside vendors in assisting with discovery and data management across the multiple matters. I also represent financial institutions and corporations in a broad range of general commercial litigation, with a focus on all aspects of complex civil discovery. I have also represented financial institutions and individuals in numerous white-collar criminal matters and governmental regulatory investigations involving the Securities Exchange Commission, United States Department of Justice and the New York Stock Exchange.Specialties: Commercial litigation, E-Discovery, contract disputes, securities litigation, corporate governance, internal investigations, bankruptcy litigation, and regulatory investigations.

Experience

1. Partner

   BakerHostetler

   Jan 2021 — Present · US

Education

• Brandeis University

  Bachelor of Arts, Sociology

  1989 — 1993

• Brooklyn Law School

  Juris Doctor, Law

  1996 — 1999

Skills

• Bankruptcy
• Legal Research
• Discovery
• Civil Litigation
• Class Actions
• E-Discovery
• Securities Litigation
• Corporate Governance
• Commercial Litigation
• Securities Regulation
• Legal Writing
• Litigation