Education
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
New York University
Admissions
State Bar of New York
U.S. District Courts:
Southern District of New York
Eastern District of New York
Biography
Ramsey C. Hinkle is a white-collar and trial lawyer who represents individuals and entities in criminal, civil, regulatory, and administrative matters in federal and state courts. He is frequently called on when financial institutions, executives, and professionals face investigations, enforcement actions, or complex disputes that threaten careers and companies.
Ramsey has significant experience with cross-border investigations involving global banks and financial institutions. He has represented CEOs, CFOs, CCOs, traders, bankers, and relationship managers in U.S. and foreign probes into the manipulation of LIBOR, FX, and ISDA Fix benchmark rates, as well as cross-border U.S. tax investigations.
He defends clients accused of securities, insurance, and healthcare fraud; civil and criminal antitrust violations; and failures to maintain adequate compliance systems. His practice also includes FINRA arbitrations, bankruptcy “clawback” actions brought by trustees, and litigation and regulatory/compliance support for hedge funds and other investment vehicles.
Ramsey also regularly handles high-stakes employment and sexual-misconduct matters. He has helped secure seven-figure settlements for survivors of decades-long sexual abuse and grooming under New York City’s Gender-Motivated Violence Act and related laws and negotiated substantial pre-litigation resolutions for senior executives in discrimination and family-leave disputes.
Ramsey has been selected to New York Metro Super Lawyers in the area of Criminal Defense: White Collar, with additional recognition in civil litigation and schools and education. He is a member of the International Bar Association (including its Criminal Law and Professional Ethics Committees), the New York Council of Defense Lawyers, and the New York City Bar Association. He is also the Vice-Chairperson and Director of White Horse Stepstone, a North Carolina non-profit organization, since 2023.
Representative Matters
Representative Matters
- Represented executives at large financial institutions in connection with federal and state benchmark rate manipulation investigations, including LIBOR and ISDA Fix.
- Successfully litigated investment advisor’s claim against a clearing firm in a FINRA arbitration resulting in sizable award.
- Represented senior executives of a foreign carrier in a federal anti-trust investigation into the “Roll on Roll off” carrier shipping industry.
- Successfully defended a pharmacist indicted for distribution of controlled substances in the Southern District of New York.
- Served as trial counsel in one of the largest criminal tax shelter cases ever brought by the IRS.
- Represented relationship managers, auditors, and compliance managers at international banks in federal and state fraud and money laundering investigations.
- Successfully avoided both criminal and regulatory charges for executive at international financial institution in connection with federal criminal and regulatory investigations into sub-prime mortgage fraud.
- Represented Head of Audit at international financial institution in federal investigation of adequacy of anti-money laundering program.
- Represented Chief Financial Officer of prominent clearing firm in connection with both an SEC investigation and civil actions relating to international Ponzi scheme carried out by president of an off-shore bank.
- Represented member of Medical, Legal and Regulatory Review Board of big pharma company in a federal investigation of off-label use of a prescription drug.
- Represented senior executive of interior construction industry in connection with industry wide investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
- Represented Hedge Fund and an individual in bankruptcy court in clawback actions brought by trustees.
- Represented a business owner in a dispute with his business partner over shareholder agreement obligations.
Highlights
- Member of the International Bar Association, including the Criminal Law and Professional Ethics Committees.
- Member of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers
- Member of the New York City Bar
- Vice-Chairperson and Director of White Horse Stepstone, a North Carolina non-profit organization, since 2023.