Read McCaffrey is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and for more than forty years has been involved in Commercial Dispute Resolution as first chair of bench and jury trials in Federal and State courts throughout the United States as well as lead or co-lead Arbitration counsel before international tribunals in Paris and The Hague and, more often, in negotiations or mediations involving international parties striving to amicably resolve business disputes.
He was a Senior Litigation partner at Patton Boggs LLP and, prior to their merger with Squire Sanders, chaired their Commercial Litigation practice group.
In 2017 he was again declared a Pre-eminent A/V rated attorney by Martindale Hubble, the highest peer rating available for legal abilities and ethical standards.
His practice continues to focus on International Dispute Resolution, Risk Assessment and Asset Recovery.
REPRESENTATIVE PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Fellow – The American College of Trial Lawyers
- Member – Council St. George’s House – Windsor Castle
- Lead Counsel – Amtrak/Conrail Disaster
- Lead Counsel Committee – Lockerbie Victims/Libyan Gov.
- Asset Recovery Advisor – Government of Iraq
- Co-Lead Counsel – Arbitration Involving the Government of Iran
- Pre-eminent A/V Rating Martindale Hubbell
- Partner – Patton Boggs, LLP (1990 – 2015)
- Partner – Whiteford, Taylor & Preston (1974 – 1990)
- Assistant Public Defender – State of Maryland (1972-1974)
PRACTICE AREAS: NOT LICENSED IN FLORIDA
- International Dispute Resolution
- Risk Analysis
- Crisis Management
- Asset Recovery
- Corporate Compliance/Dodd Frank, FATCA, OFAC, CISADA,
- Basel III, FATF, etc.
REPRESENTATIVE INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION CASES
- Representation of the families of the crew members murdered on Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland and service as court appointed Plaintiffs’ Committee in the negotiation of a settlement of all claims with the government of Libya – United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York – disposition – Settled in favor of the families
- Representation a Hong Kong investment group against ABM AMBRO for wrongful payout of funds on deposit – New York Supreme Court – disposition – transferred to the Netherlands
- Representation of a U.S. bank against Lazard Freres (now Lazard Ltd.) for enforcement of a Residual Fee Agreement arising from the sale of Philippine Airlines equipment – Supreme Court of New York – disposition – won by First National Bank at trial
- Representation of a Croatian pharmaceutical company in an action against Baxter International Inc. for wrongdoing involving fifty-three deaths occurring in Croatia and Spain. Action was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois – disposition – settled in favor of the Croatian company
- Banco del Progreso v. Pedro Castillo – representations of shareholders of bank in claims against former Executive President for theft of $50 Million over a five year period of fraud. Events occurred in the Dominican Republic and Florida. Action was filed in Circuit Court for Dade/Miami County – disposition – verdict at trial for Banco – $ 100 Million
- Representation of a large energy company in claims against Societe Generale Group for fraud and corporate waste to be filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York – disposition – settled in favor of Plaintiff days prior to filing
- Representation of CNA Insurance to perfect and collect an ICSID award against the Argentine Republic – previously pending in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia – disposition – settled prior to trial
- Advisor to the Iraqi Finance Minister in assset recovery strategy following the discovery of the Oil For Food/U.N. scandal
- Representation of business partners of Rafic Hariri (P.M. of Lebanon) in business dispute with Syrian interests. Resolved by settlement
- Representation of The Trade Bank of Iraq and its claims against Union de Banques Arabes et Francaises (UBAF) for wrongful payment under a Letter of Credit involving a sale of oil to Total
- Representation of a Balkan entity in Ad Hoc/UNCITRAL arbitration against MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas
- Representation of Funds in the Caymans in an action against JPMorgan Chase
- Representation of brokers in Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Arbitration action against Credit Suisse.