Elizabeth Zito

Elizabeth Zito is a senior attorney in Goodwin's Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice. Elizabeth has represented financial institutions, major corporations, and individuals in a wide variety of securities and complex commercial matters in federal and state courts in New York and throughout the United States.

Elizabeth’s representative matters include:

• A global financial institution in defense of a series of Section 11 and fraud claims arising out of the issuance of exchange traded notes
• A leading international financial institution in an antitrust multi-district class action litigation relating to interest rate derivatives
• A leading international financial institution in an antitrust class action alleging manipulation in the market for U.S. Treasury securities
• A major financial institution in an arbitration concerning alleged unauthorized trading of complex products, constructive fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation and omission, and violation of Florida elder abuse law
• A global financial institution in litigation arising out of the sale of the Liverpool Football Club
• A global financial institution in litigation relating to the pricing of derivative securities*
• An automobile manufacturer in connection with global diesel emissions issues, including coordinating U.S. and non-U.S. civil, criminal, and regulatory matters*

* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin

• Co-author, “Delaware Courts Continue to View Disclosure-Only Settlements with Broad Releases as a ‘Systemic Problem,’” The M&A Lawyer (2015)
• Contributor, Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Wolters Kluwer (2016)