Pratik K. Raj Ghosh
Pratik K. Raj Ghosh is a creative and solution-oriented litigator who has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts across the country. His practice spans a broad range of subject matters, including intellectual property, bankruptcy and restructuring, and other commercial disputes.
Mr. Raj Ghosh is a skilled advocate who routinely manages complex cases from the pleading stage through motion practice and trial. He has tried cases to verdict, taken and defended numerous depositions, argued dozens of motions, managed discovery in a wide range of cases involving complex subject matters, and worked with a variety of experts.
Before joining MoloLamken, Mr. Raj Ghosh clerked for the Honorable Philip M. Halpern of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York. He previously worked as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis.
Mr. Raj Ghosh is conversational in Bengali.
Representative Matters
- An energy company in lawsuits brought by an investment bank and hedge fund arising from a dispute over secondary market share purchases
- Senior executives of an automotive parts company in a bankruptcy examiner investigation and adversary proceedings arising from off-balance sheet obligations
- A customer service outsourcing company in a bankruptcy proceeding prosecuting prepetition vendor claims
- An institutional investor in enforcing in excess of $700 million of defaulted sovereign Venezuelan debt, including in connection with the judicial auction of the parent company of CITGO
- A property preservation company in a class action which obtained decertification of the class and dismissal of all claims
- A private equity firm in a securities class action arising from an initial public offering which obtained dismissal of all claims
- An energy company in a lawsuit brought by preferred shareholders challenging a C-corp conversion which obtained a settlement allowing the transaction to go forward without any additional cash consideration
- A pharmaceuticals company in a multi-district litigation which obtained successful settlements in hundreds of cases brought by states and municipalities throughout the country
- A telecommunications company in an adversary proceeding seeking to recharacterize lease agreement as a disguised financing arrangement which obtained a successful settlement
- An industrial minerals company in an adversary proceeding opposing a creditor's motion to assert derivative standing and obtaining approval of settlement and confirmation of the company’s plan of reorganization
- A paper company in a bankruptcy proceeding investigating challenged asset purchases and divestitures and obtaining approval of settlement and confirmation of the company’s plan of reorganization
- A group of Texas residents challenging the removal of certain books from local libraries on First Amendment grounds who obtained a preliminary injunction reinstated access to the removed books
- An incarcerated individual in a resentencing proceeding who obtained a reduced sentence of time served
Publications
- 430 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10022T: 212.607.8176
Clerkships
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Philip M. Halpern, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D.
Bass Berry & Sims Moot Court Competition, Best Brief
University of Michigan, B.S.
Bar and Court Admissions
- New York
- Illinois
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Professional Affiliations
Federal Bar Council
South Asian Bar Association of New York, Litigation Committee
American Bankruptcy Institute, Bankruptcy Litigation Committee