Galleon Group, Rajaratnam Hire Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

raj-rajaratnam230Galleon Group has hired Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Barry Goldsmith to advise it on the wind down of its hedge fund.  Goldsmith is the co-chair of GD&C’s securities enforcement practice.  In addition, the American Lawyer reports, Gibson Dunn’s white-collar defense co-chair Jim Walden is representing general partner Raj Rajaratnam.

A Gibson Dunn spokeswoman told AmLaw that the firm was not advising Galleon Management itself.

Read the American Lawyer article