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While at HUD, Mr. Liles also handled numerous politically sensitive cases involving issues of
bankruptcy and foreclosure.
Mr. Liles has also worked in several political positions, including in the office of United States
Representative Bob Etheridge (D-NC) and the North Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus.
Mr. Liles received his degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, with distinction (B.A., 2005). He received his law degree from the University
of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2008). In law school, Mr. Liles focused on public interest law
and was a Board Member of the UNC Pro Bono Program. Mr. Liles organized and led several groups
to New Orleans to address the legal issues during the Hurricane Katrina recovery. Mr. Liles was
recognized for his exemplary public service by the Louisiana State Supreme Court for his contributions
to the recovery efforts.
During law school Mr. Liles was on the Holderness Moot Court. Mr. Liles also worked on the North
Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial regulation and is the author of Did Kim Jong-Il
Break the Law A Case Study on How North Korea Highlights the Flaws of the Non-Proliferation
Regime, 33 N.C. J. Int’l L. & Com. Reg. 103 (Fall 2007).
Mr. Liles is admitted to practice in the state of North Carolina.
Christopher Lometti
Christopher Lometti joined Cohen Milstein in 2009 as Of Counsel. Prior to that time, he was a member
of Schoengold Sporn Laitman & Lometti, P.C. (“SSLL”), where he practiced for more than thirteen
years in the area of securities class action litigation.
While at SSLL, Mr. Lometti oversaw the firm’s institutional client development efforts. Under his
supervision, the firm established relationships with dozens of Taft-Hartley pension and benefit funds
whom the firm represented in numerous securities class action lawsuits over the years. In addition, Mr.
Lometti participated in the litigation of many of these and other cases while at his former firm,
including WorldCom, Bank One, USN Communications, Nicor, PNC, Westar, SpectraVision and SPX.
In re WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation, 02-CV-3288 (S.D.N.Y.), Mr Lometti represented an
additional named plaintiff and certified class representative with a significant financial interest in
WorldCom bonds. That case was settled in 2005 for over $6.15 billion, the second-largest securities
fraud settlement of all time. A majority of the settlement proceeds in the WorldCom case was allocated
to the bond claims of Mr. Lometti’s client. In addition, in In re Nicor Securities Litigation, 02-CV-
5168 (N.D. Ill.), Mr Lometti represented a Taft-Hartley pension and benefit fund as sole lead counsel.
Despite the fact that the case asserted claims under Section 10b of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
which centered on complex accounting rules governing the financial reporting of natural gas leases, the
case was eventually settled for $39 million.
Prior to SSLL, Mr. Lometti was associated with Shea & Gould, a large New York City-based
commercial litigation firm, where he practiced in the Litigation Department. While there, he
represented an array of clients, including several Fortune 500 companies, in a wide variety of
commercial litigation disputes, including SEC investigations and enforcement proceedings, securities
class actions and ERISA matters.
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