Practice Areas

Education

• Georgetown University, B.S. in Accounting and Finance magna cum laude 1995
• New York University School of Law, J.D. 2000

Honors & Awards

• Thomas Stoddard Award for editing contributions to the Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

Bar and Court Admissions

• New York, 2001
• District of Columbia, 2001
• United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• United States Tax Court

Ana Maria Cabassa

Ms. Cabassa has been with Zwerling Schachter since 2006. She has extensive experience in all phases of complex litigation, including the investigation and analysis of potential matters and the development of electronic discovery requirements. Ms. Cabassa has been involved in major complex class actions involving accountants’ liability, including Anwar v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited, S.D.N.Y., Master File No. 09-cv-118 (VM) and In re Santander Optimal Securities Litigation, S.D. Fla., Case No. 1:09-cv-20215-PCH, where the firm represents investors in “feeder funds” which invested in Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.

Ms. Cabassa is also a Certified Public Accountant and is fluent in Spanish.

Past Experience

• Prior to her association with Zwerling Schachter, Ms. Cabassa was associated with Latham & Watkins, LLP, where she represented clients in antitrust, securities and complex commercial litigation matters.

Professional & Community Activities

• American Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association