We were retained by the Refco Litigation Trust, as successor to the bankruptcy estate of Refco Inc. and its subsidiaries, and Refco Private Actions Trust, as assignee of private causes of action held by customers of the defunct broker-dealer. The litigation vehicles were established pursuant to Refco's chapter 11 plan, which was confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on December 15, 2006. We serve as lead litigation counsel in actions to be brought seeking damages in excess of $2 billion for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting, and professional malpractice arising from accounting fraud against Refco's officers, directors, and professional advisors, including, among others, Grant Thornton LLP, Mayer Brown Rowe and Maw LLP, Ernst and Young LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.