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THE BENCH
CHIEF JUSTICE
Christina B. Dugger
ASSOCIATE JUSTICES
Matthew Biben, a partner at King & Spalding, focuses his practice on complex nego-
tiation and litigation of disputes, including civil litigation, regulatory, and enforcement
matters on behalf of both individuals and organizations. He routinely acts as counsel
in litigated disputes and internal investigations of both domestic and international
matters involving, among others, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities
Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Reserve Board (FRB), Office of Comptroller
of the Currency (OCC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), New York
Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), state attorneys general and foreign regulators.
Matthew brings an invaluable client-side approach to problem-solving, drawing on his own experience
as a former Executive Vice President and general counsel of two global banks and as a state and federal
prosecutor. Among other associations, Matthew is a member of the Board of Editors of the New York Law
Journal, a member of the Law 360 Banking Editorial Advisory Board and an Adjunct Professor of Law at
the University of Pennsylvania Law School for the past 30 years where he serves on the Board of Over-
seers. Matthew also serves on the Boards of the American Arbitration Association, the New York Legal
Assistance Group (NYLAG), NYLPI, and is a Trustee of Cornell University. Matthew publishes extensively on
banking and enforcement issues.
Russell Capone, a partner at Cooley, is a former federal prosecutor with significant
experience handling complex criminal cases, particularly those involving corruption,
financial fraud and other white collar crimes. Russell served for more than 10 years at
the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, most recently as chief
counsel to the U.S. Attorney. In that role, Russell helped oversee SDNY’s most signif-
icant and sensitive investigations and prosecutions involving, among other crimes,
white collar and cybercrime, securities fraud, public corruption, terrorism, gang
violence, organized crime, sex trafficking and international narcotics trafficking. He also helped supervise
matters arising in SDNY’s Civil Division, including those involving civil rights violations, as well as viola-
tions of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute.
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