Petitioner:	Ralf Michaels, Professors of Conflict of Laws, William S. Dodge, Professors of Conflict of Laws, Hannah L. Buxbaum, Professors of Conflict of Laws, Maggie Gardner, Professors of Conflict of Laws, Professor Troy McKenzie, Bankruptcy Law Professors, Professor Jay L. Westbrook, Bankruptcy Law Professors, Professor Robert K. Rasmussen, Bankruptcy Law Professors, Christopher Whytock, Professors of Conflict of Laws, Professor Chrystin Ondersma, Bankruptcy Law Professors, Professor Ronald Mann, Bankruptcy Law Profesors, Professor Mark J. Roe, Bankruptcy Law Professors, George A. Bermann, Esq., Professors of Conflict of Laws, Aaron D. Simowitz, Professors of Conflict of Laws, Professor Edward R. Morrison, Bankruptcy Law Professors, Zachary D. Clopton, Professors of Conflict of Laws, Anthony J. Colangelo, Professors of Conflict of Laws, Professor Frederick Tung, Bankruptcy Law Professors, Professor Alan Schwartz, Bankruptcy Law Professors, Professor Michael Simkovic, Bankruptcy Law Professors, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees and Professor Stephen J. Lubben, Bankruptcy Law Professors
Appellee:	Six Sis AG, LGT Bank (Switzerland) LTD., as successor in interest to Dresdner Bank (Schweiz) AG, Unifortune Conservative Fund, Eurizon Low Volatility PB, Piazzetta Giordano Dell'Amore 3 c/o Eurizon Capital SGR SpA 20121 Milan Italy, FKA Nextra Low Volatility PB, UKFP (Asia) Nominees Limited, Hermes Asset Management Limited, Merrill Lynch International, RBC Dexia Investor Services Trust, Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., as Successor in Interest to Banca Intesa SpA 1 William Street New York, NY 10004, Credit Agricole (Suisse) S.A., Andrew Smith, Thema Asset Management Limited, Societe Generale Holding De Participations S.A., as Successor in Interest to Barep Asset Management S.A, Arden Asset Management LLC, SNS Global Custody B.V., Thema Asset Management (Bermuda) Limited, Credit Suisse Wealth Management Limited, Standard Chartered Bank International (Americas) Limited, FKA American Express Bank, Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, FKA The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., Standard Chartered Bank International (Americas) Limited, FKA American Express Bank International, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Union Arbitrage Strategy Fund, Credit Suisse London Nominees Limited, Harold Greisman, Fairfield International Managers, Inc., Strongback Holdings Corporation, HSBC Bank (Cayman) Limited, ABN AMRO Custodial Services (Ireland) Ltd., FKA Fortis Prime Fund Solutions Custodial Services (Ireland) Ltd., Credit Suisse AG, as successor in interest to Clariden Leu AG and Bank Leu AG, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., El Prela Trust, El Prela Group Holding Services Limited, Royal Bank of Canada, Singapore Branch, Cathay Life Insurance Co. LTD., Societe Generale Private Banking (Lugano-Svizzera) S.A., FKA SG Private Banking (Lugano-Svizzera) S.A., Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, Grosvenor Aggressive Growth Fund Limited, Credit Suisse International Limited, EFG BANK & TRUST (BAHAMAS) LIMITED, as successor-in-interest to Banco Atlantico (Bahamas) Bank & Trust Limited, HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited, Barclays Private Bank & Trust Limited, Union USD Global Arbitrage Fund, SNS Bank N.V., Lighthouse Supercash Fund Limited, ZCM Asset Holding Company (Bermuda) LLC, Amit Vijayvergiya, Lion Global Investors Limited, HSBC Bank PLC, Somers Nominees (Far East) Limited, Mark Mckeefry, HSBC Fund Services (Luxembourg) S.A., BNP Paribas Securities Services - Succusale De Luxembourg, Kingate Management Limited, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., presently known as The Royal Bank of Scotland, N.V., Oval Palmares Europlus, Orbita Capital Return Strategy Limited, Northern Trust Corporation, 50 LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60603, Bank Audi S.A.M.-Audi Saradar Group, Ashby Investment Services Limited, PF Trustees Limited, Fairfield Greenwich Limited, RBC Alternative Assets, L.P., OFI MGA Alpha Palmares, FKA Oval Alpha Palmares, Port of Hercules Trustees Limited, Individually and as Trustee of the El Prela Trust, Credit Agricole S.A., AKA Banque Du Credit Agricole, Inteligo Bank Ltd. Panama Branch, FKA Blubank Ltd Panama Branch, Unifortune Asset Management SGR SPA, BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA, Individually and as Successor in Interest to United European Bank, Barclays Bank S.A., HSBC Securities Services (Ireland) Limited, Banque SYZ SA, Royal Bank of Canada Trust Company (Jersey) Limited, UBS Deutschland AG, as successor in interest to Dresdner Bank LateinAmerika AG, Kookmin Bank, BNP Paribas Securities Services S.A., Fairfield Greenwich Advisors LLC, Credit Suisse AG, UBS AG, Cornelis Boele, Federico M. Ceretti, Fairfield Greenwich (Bermuda) Limited, Zephyros Limited, Banca Carige S.P.A., Banque Lombard Odier & Cie SA, FKA Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Somers Dublin Designated Activity Company, BA Worldwide Fund Management Limited, BNP Paribas Bank & Trust Cayman Limited, Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. LTD., Grosvenor Balanced Growth Fund Limited, Eurizon Low Volatility, Piazzetta Giordano Dell'Amore 3 c/o Eurizon Capital SGR SpA 20121 Milan Italy, FKA Nextra Low Volatility, HSBC Holdings PLC, Multi-Strategy Fund Limited, Banco Itau Europa International, Inter Investissements S.A., Jacqueline Harary, UBS (Luxembourg) SA, Thema Fund Limited, Walter Noel, Socgen Nominees (UK) Limited, FIM Advisers LLP, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, Korea Exchange Bank, Individually And As Trustee For Korea Global All Asset Trust I-1, And For Tams Rainbow Trust III, Lagoon Investment Trust, Santiago Reyes, EFG Bank S.A., FKA EFG Private Bank S.A., UMR Select Alternatif, Fairfield Investment Fund Limited, Bank Hapoalim B.M., Jeffrey Tucker, CDP Capital Tactical Alternative Investments, Royal Bank of Canada (Asia) Limited, Guernroy Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Royal Bank of Canada (Suisse) S.A., Hermes International Fund Limited, Access International Advisors Ltd., BSI AG, individually and as successor in interest to Banco Del Gottardo, Public Institution for Social Security, Bank Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd., Lyxor Premium Fund, FKA SGAM Alternative Diversified Premium Fund, LGT Bank (Liechtenstein) Ltd., Arden Asset Management Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Access Management Luxembourg SA, FKA Access International Advisors Luxembourg SA, as represented by its Liquidator Maitre Ferdinand Entringer, Barreneche, Inc., Equus Asset Management Limited, M&B Capital Advisers Sociedad De Valores, S.A., FIM Limited, Grosvenor Private Reserve Fund Limited, Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A., Eurizon Capital SGR SpA (as Successor in Interest to Eurizon Investimenti SGR SpA, f/k/a Nextra Investment Management SGR SpA, and Eurizon Alternative Investments SGR Spa, f/k/a Nextra Alternative Inv Piazzatte Giordano De, BG Valores, S.A., Eurizon Total Return, Piazzetta Giordano Dell'Amore 3 c/o Eurizon Capital SGR SpA 20121 Milan Italy, FKA Nextra Total Return, Natixis Financial Products LLC, as Successor-in-interest to Natixis Financial Products, Inc., HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Bermuda) Limited, Odyssey, Union Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd., Citibank (Switzerland) AG, Carlo Grosso, Eurizon Low Volatility II, Piazzetta Giordano Dell'Amore 3 c/o Eurizon Capital SGR SpA 20121 Milan Italy, FKA Nextra Low Volatility II, Gordon McKenzie, UBS Fund Services (Luxembourg) S.A., Alpine Trustees Limited, Individually and as Trustees of the El Prela Trust, Lyxor Asset Management S.A., ABN AMRO Bank (Ireland) Ltd., FKA Fortis Prime Fund Solutions Bank (Ireland) Ltd., The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., Fullerton Capital PTE Ltd., Lighthouse Diversified Fund Limited, Philip Toub, Banco General, S.A., ABN AMRO Fund Services (Isle of Man) Nominees Limited, HSBC Securities Services (Bermuda) Limited, Vontobel Asset Management Inc., Merrill Lynch Bank (Suisse) SA, Solon Capital, Ltd., c/o Appleby Corporate Services (Bermuda) Canons Court 22 Victoria Street Hamilton HM 12 Bermuda, Caceis Bank, Luxembourg Branch, Platinum All Weather Fund Limited, SG AM AI Premium Fund L.P., FKA SG AM Alternative Diversified U.S. L.P., RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank S.A., Barfield Nominees Limited, Trafalgar Court Les Baques St. Peters Port Guernsey United Kingdom, UBS Third Party Management Company S.A., Cathay United Bank LTD., Atlantic Security Bank, Share Management LLC, Dakota Global Investments, Ltd., Bordier & Cie, Union USD Global Arbitrage A Fund, RBC Dexia Investor Services Espana S.A., Credit Suisse AG, Nassau Branch LATAM Investment Banking, Societe Generale, S.A., as Trustee for Lyxor Premium Fund, HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Ireland) Limited, Credit Suisse Nominees (Guernsey) Limited, Lourdes Barreneche, Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC, DBA Lighthouse Partners, LLC, Eurizon Medium Volatility II, Piazzetta Giordano Dell'Amore 3 c/o Eurizon Capital SGR SpA 20121 Milan Italy, FKA Nextra Medium Volatility II, Daniel Lipton, Naidot & Co., SG Audace Alternatif, FKA SGAM AI Audace Alternatif, First Gulf Bank, Dove Hill Trust, Citi Hedge Fund Services Limited, National Bank of Kuwait SAK, Trincastar Corporation, Access Partners SA, as represented by its Liqudator Maitre Ferdinand Entringer, Societe Generale Bank & Trust S.A., Banque Privee Espirito Santo S.A., FKA Compagnie Bancaire Espirito Santo S.A., Caceis Bank, Quilvest Finance LTD, Banque Internationale a Luxembourg S.A., individually and as successor in interest to Dexia Nordic Private Bank S.A., FKA Dexia Banque Internationale a Luxembourg S.A., Natixis Corporate & Investment Bank, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Fein, Such, and Crane LLP., KBC Investments Limited, Lyxor Asset Management Inc., as General Partner of SG AM AI Premium Fund L.P., FKA SGAM Asset Management, Inc., Bureau of Labor Insurance, Eurizon Medium Volatility, Piazzetta Giordano Dell'Amore 3 c/o Eurizon Capital SGR SpA 20121 Milan Italy, FKA Nextra Medium Volatility, ABN AMRO Retained Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited, Gregory Bowes, BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg S.A., as Successor in Interest to BNP Paribas Luxembourg S.A., HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) S.A., SafeHand Investments, Credit Suisse (UK) Limited, Natixis, Banco Itau Europa Luxembourg, S.A., Richard Landsberger, Parson Finance Panama S.A., Credit Suisse AG, Nassau Branch Wealth Management, RBC, Foreign Defendants, Korea Investment Trust Management Company, Selecta Financial Corporation Inc., First Peninsula Trustees Limited, HSBC Securities Services (Luxembourg) SA, Lagoon Investment Limited, The Ashby Trust, Delta National Bank and Trust Company, Royal Bank of Canada (Channel Islands) Limited, Pierre Delandmeter, Nomura International plc, Schroder & Co. Bank AG, Barclays Bank (Suisse) S.A., Corina Noel Piedrahita, Falcon Private Bank Ltd., Arden Endowment Advisers, Ltd., Andres Piedrahita, Patrick Littaye, Credit Suisse AG, Nassau Branch, Fortuna Asset Management Inc., Grosvenor Investment Management Ltd., Bank Vontobel AG, El Prela Trading Investments Limited, Bloom Asset Holdings Fund, Bank Julius Baer & Co., Ltd., Credit Suisse (Luxembourg) SA, RBC Dominion Securities Inc., SICO Limited, Banque Internationale a Luxembourg (Suisse) S.A., FKA Dexia Private Bank (Switzerland) Ltd., Access International Advisors LLC, Ashby Holding Services Limited, EFG BANK (MONACO) S.A.M., FKA EFG Eurofinancire dInvestissements S.A.M., Standard Chartered Financial Services (Luxembourg) S.A., FKA American Express Financial Services (Luxembourg) S.A., FKA American Express Bank (Luxembourg) S.A., as represented by its Liquidator Hanspeter Kramer, Hanspeter Kramer, in his capacities as, Mark McKeefrey, Fairfield Greenwich Capital Partners, BNP Paribas S.A., Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019, DBA Credit Agricole Private Banking Miami, FKA Calyon S.A., DBA Credit Agricole Miami Private Bank, Successor in Interest to Credit Lyonnais S.A., Robert Blum, Tensyr Limited, Koch Industries, Inc., Societe Generale Private Banking (Suisse) S.A., FKA SG Private Banking Suisse S.A. and SGAM AI Equilibrium Fund, FKA SGAM Alternative Multi Manager Diversified Fund
Amicus Curiae:	Alvin Gindel, Neil Reger, individually and in his capacity as trustee of the Neil Reger Profit Sharing Keogh, Brian Child, Norma Shapiro Revocable Declaration of Trust, under agreement dated Trust under will of Philip L. Shapiro, Frederica R. French, Rose Gindel, individually and in her capacity as trustee of the Rose Gindel Trust, Frederica Ripley French Revocable Trust, Kenneth Krys, in his capacity as liquidator and foreign representative of Fairfield Sentry Limited (in liquidation), Fairfield Sigma Limited (in liquidation) and Fairfield Lambda Limited ( in liquidation), Cayman Finance, Barry Weisfeld, S&L Partnership, a New York partnership, Andrew Willins, Neil Reger Profit Sharing Keogh, Alexander McFerran, soley in his capacity as successor trustee, Bam L.P., Stanley T. Miller, Luke Goldworm, Christopher Hill, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Laura E. Guggenheimer Cole, Sidney Cole, Barbara J. Berdon, Betsy Mann Polatsch, Martin Trott, Alvin Gindel, in his capacity as trustee of the Rose Gindel Trust, Toby T. Hobish, LI, RAM L.P. a New York limited partnership, Michael Mann, Norma Shapiro, individually, and in her capacity as Trustee for the Norma Shapiro Revocable Declaration of Trust under agreement dated and the Trust under Will of Philip L. Shapiro, James Greiff, Lapin Children LLC, Nilani Perera, Alvin Gindel Revocable Trust, Martin Rosen, in his capacity as Trustee of the Trust under will of Philip L. Shapiro, Adam Mann, Rose Gindel Trust, Carla Goldworm, Harold J. Hein, Recovery and Insolvency Specialist Association, Certain Good Faith Defendants, Samuel Goldworm and Meryl Mann
Intervenor:	Securities Investor Protection Corporation
Appellant:	Irving H. Picard, Trustee for the Substantively Consolidated SIPA Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and Bernard L. Madoff
Case Number:	17-2992
Filed:	September 27, 2017
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other

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