Robert Houck

Robert Houck represents clients in government investigations and complex commercial litigation with a specific focus on cross-border matters. He has specific expertise in complex trading and markets issues. Robert has represented corporations and individuals in connection with regulatory investigations before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the United States Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, various state attorneys general and numerous non-US regulators. Robert has extensive experience representing companies, underwriters, corporate officers, and outside directors in class actions brought under the Commodity Exchange Act, the US and state antitrust laws, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940. · Clifford Chance

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Robert Houck is a lawyer at Clifford Chance in the United States, representing clients in government investigations and complex commercial litigation, with expertise in cross-border matters and complex trading and markets issues. He has experience with regulatory investigations and class actions in securities and antitrust matters.

Practice areas

LitigationRegulatory EnforcementWhite Collar Criminal DefenseBanking & FinanceAntitrustInternational TradeSecurities LitigationCommodities & Futures

Office

United States

Clifford Chance · Robert Houck represents clients in government investigations and complex commercial litigation with a specific focus on cross-border matters. He has specific expertise in complex trading and markets issues. Robert has represented corporations and individuals in connection with regulatory investigations before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the United States Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, various state attorneys general and numerous non-US regulators. Robert has extensive experience representing companies, underwriters, corporate officers, and outside directors in class actions brought under the Commodity Exchange Act, the US and state antitrust laws, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.

United States

Expertise

Government InvestigationsCross-Border LitigationCommodities & Futures RegulationSecurities RegulationAntitrust

Education

Columbia School of Law (JD, Harlan Fiske Stone scholar) 1996
Cornell University (AB Government, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) 1993