Overview

Anthony Capozzolo is an experienced attorney who advises individuals and corporations in complex white-collar matters, including criminal, regulatory and internal investigations.  Mr. Capozzolo brings with him a combined twenty years’ experience as a federal prosecutor and as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan, having tried dozens of cases to verdict.  Those many years of criminal litigation experience have proven invaluable for clients who have been charged in criminal or civil actions.

As a private defense attorney, Mr. Capozzolo has vindicated his clients’ rights in matters where he successfully intervened and persuaded federal or local prosecutors to refrain from filing criminal charges or taking regulatory action against individuals or entities who were under scrutiny.

Mr. Capozzolo has been involved in matters and litigation involving the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the New York Attorney General’s Office, the New York County District Attorney’s Office (DANY), the New York City Department of Investigation (DOI), the New York City Business Integrity Commission (BIC) and many other agencies.

Mr. Capozzolo has also represented local governments and employees facing scrutiny by federal investigators.  He represented elected and appointed government officials in connection with federal and state investigations, including a police department detectives union.  In all matters, no criminal charges were ever filed.

Mr. Capozzolo understands how corruption-related cases are built by prosecutors and how to defend them.  As an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), Mr. Capozzolo was assigned to the Public Integrity Section.  In that capacity, Mr. Capozzolo conducted several high-profile matters involving federal, state and local public officials suspected of a variety of criminal misconduct, including bribery, RICO, tax, mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.  Mr. Capozzolo led the investigation and prosecution resulting in the conviction of a sitting United States congressman—at the time, the first in New York State in over twenty years—and helped prosecute an assistant commissioner in the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development for, in part, having accepted over $1.5 million in bribes. In addition, Mr. Capozzolo prosecuted matters involving the misappropriation of public contract funds, corruption of union officials and embezzlement of union benefit funds.  

Beyond his litigation experience, Mr. Capozzolo was also appointed a CHIP coordinator (Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property section) for which he was called upon to provide legal guidance on issues involving government electronic surveillance techniques and the use of eavesdropping and computer search warrants.

Before working for the federal government, Mr. Capozzolo served fourteen years as an assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office, where he was appointed deputy unit chief of the Firearms Trafficking Unit. During his tenure, Mr. Capozzolo tried dozens of felony cases to verdict for crimes including conspiracy, murder, assault, robbery, narcotics distribution, embezzlement, and grand larceny.

Professional Affiliations

  • Criminal Advocacy Committee, New York City Bar

Experience

  • Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York
  • Assistant District Attorney, Deputy Unit Chief, New York County District Attorney’s Office
  • Law Clerk to Judge Vincent E. Hull, Jr., Superior Court of New Jersey, Criminal Term

Publications & Events

In the News

Education

  • George Washington University Law School (J.D. 1994), Vice-President of Intrascholastic Competition, Moot Court Board
  • Marist College (B.S. Magna Cum Laude 1991)

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey