White Collar Defense

Our criminal defense attorneys include former state and federal prosecutors and include the former chief of the Manhattan District Attorney’s White Collar Division, a former federal prosecutor who handled complex cybercrime matters and was the lead prosecutor for the successful prosecution of a sitting Congressman, and the former Chief of the Manhattan D.A.’s International Financial Crimes Bureau.  They have handled countless high-profile matters including public corruption, money laundering, fraud, cybercrime, terror finance, and virtually every type of white collar crime.  Our attorneys also include longtime defense practitioners who made their careers by going toe-to-toe against the government.  The combination of prosecutorial perspective and defense experience gives us an edge in building successful defenses.  Many of our matters are international in scope, and involve navigating regulatory and criminal investigations in multiple jurisdictions.     

On the investigative side, we have conducted internal investigations at financial institutions and corporations both within the United States and abroad.  In one matter, we were retained just as federal prosecutors were preparing to serve the U.S. correspondent of a foreign bank with an asset freeze order.  We conducted an internal investigation, recognized the problems within the bank, and negotiated with federal prosecutors to prevent them from serving the freeze order – which almost certainly would have meant the end of the client’s privileges in the United States and, in turn, its ability to function as an international bank. 

Finally, we have often used our knowledge of what makes a good case to refer matters to law enforcement.  Whistleblowers and victims of massive frauds have retained us to investigate allegations of crime, procure evidence, and bring matters to the appropriate law enforcement agencies. 

Some of the areas where we have successfully defended the rights and interests of our clients—both individuals and organizations—include:

• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act/ International Bribery Investigations
• Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud
• Money Laundering
• Political Corruption/Honest Services Fraud
• Securities Fraud
• Tax Fraud
• Cybercrime and Identity Theft
• Sanctions and Export Control Violations
• Customs Fraud
• Whistleblower Actions
• Racketeering
• Asset Forfeiture
• Congressional Investigations and Testimony
• Response to Grand Jury Subpoenas and Target Letters
• Criminal Trials and Appeals
• Representing Corporations or Employees of Targeted Corporations