Manisha M. Sheth
Manisha M. Sheth Quinn Emanuel 51 Madison Avenue,
22nd Floor New York New York 10010 New York Office
Tel: 212-849-7000
Fax: 212-849-7100 manishasheth@quinnemanuel.com
Practice Areas Structured Finance and Derivatives Litigation
Plaintiffs' Litigation
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations
Education
Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998)
The Georgetown Law Journal:
Primary Articles Editor
Order of the Coif
John M. Olin Fellowship in Law & Economics
John M. Olin Prize for Outstanding Written Work in Law & Economics
University of Pennsylvania
(B.S., Wharton School of Business, Economics, magna cum laude, 1995)
(B.A., magna cum laude, Economics, 1995)
Joseph Wharton Scholar
Benjamin Franklin Scholar
Recent Developments in the Application of the Noerr Doctrine, ABA Spring Meeting Program, Section of Antitrust Law, April 2003 (co-author).
Note, Antitrust Policy in Emerging Economies, 86 GEO. L.J. 1375 (1997).
United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania,
Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, 2003-2008 David Polk & Wardwell, New York, NY,
Associate, Litigation Department, 1999-2003 Law Clerk to the Hon. William H. Pauley III,
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1998-1999
Member, The State Bar of New York; United States District Courts:
Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York
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Biography
At Quinn Emanuel, Ms. Sheth handles a wide range of commercial litigation. Her practice areas include structured finance and derivatives litigation, securities litigation, plaintiff’s litigation, and white collar defense and internal investigations.
Prior to joining Quinn Emanuel, Ms. Sheth was a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where she indicted over thirty-five cases, conducted numerous trials, and argued several appeals before the Third Circuit. During her tenure at the United States Attorney’s Office, Ms. Sheth conducted numerous long-term grand jury investigations and prosecutions for a wide variety of federal crimes, including health care fraud, financial institution fraud, money laundering, tax fraud, and regulatory crimes. Ms. Sheth was nominated for the Attorney General’s Award for Outstanding Service by a New Employee in 2005, the Executive Office of the U.S. Attorneys Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an AUSA in 2006, and the Federal Bar Association’s Younger Federal Lawyer Award in 2008. Ms. Sheth was named to The National Law Journal's "Minority 40 Under 40" list in 2011. She has also been a speaker at numerous seminars and conferences regarding health care fraud prosecutions.
Representative Clients MBIA Insurance Corporation
Assured Guaranty Corp./Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
Federal Housing Finance Agency as Conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
SemGroup, L.P., et al.: Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors/Litigation Trust
Notable Representations
Representing monoline bond insurer MBIA Insurance Corporation against Bank of America, Countrywide Financial Corporation, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., and various subsidiaries and affiliates in an action arising out of fraudulent misrepresentations and breaches of contract in connection with $22 billion of residential mortgage backed securitizations.
Representing the FHFA in its capacity as Conservator to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in connection with its investigation regarding private label residential mortgage backed securities purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Represented The Litigation Trust stemming from SemGroup bankruptcy in pursuing claims against various entities and individuals involving fraudulent transfer, breach of fiduciary duties, and other financial claims.
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