Jodi Misher Peikin
Principal
(212) 880-9455
Ms. Peikin’s practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense and regulatory enforcement. She has significant experience in defending individuals and corporations under investigation, or charged with misconduct, by the Department of Justice, state and local prosecutors, the Securities Exchange Commission, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Ms. Peikin’s representations have involved allegations of securities fraud, accounting fraud, bank fraud, insider trading, health care and medicare fraud, and theft of trade secrets. She also has conducted internal investigations for corporations and brokerage firms. In addition, she has represented financial institutions and individuals in arbitrations, complex civil litigation, and on appeal.
Ms. Peikin received a B.A. summa cum laude from Tufts University, where she was Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School. Following graduation, she served for two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Shirley Wohl Kram, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Thereafter, she joined Morvillo Abramowitz as an associate in 1993 and became a principal of the firm in 2000.
Ms. Peikin speaks and writes frequently on topics relating to white-collar crime and regulatory issues. She also is co-author of a law review article regarding sentencing in the federal courts, “Evolving Roles in Federal Sentencing: The Post-Booker/Fanfan World,” 2005 Fed Cts. L. Rev., and is a member of the Board of, and a regular contributor to, the Business Crimes Bulletin.
Selected Representations
- An employee of a global biopharmaceutical company in connection with theft of trade secrets charges in the Northern District of New York.
- A former CEO in connection with charges of securities fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice. Charges dropped “in the interests of justice” after a White Paper was presented to federal prosecutors.
- An executive of a medical device supply company in connection with a District of New Jersey investigation into healthcare and medicare fraud issues.
- A portfolio manager of a fund in connection with an SEC investigation into allegations of insider trading involving PIPEs and registered direct offerings.
- Several individuals in the investor relations department of a large bank in connection with SEC and Department of Justice investigations into potential mortgage fraud issues.
- A brokerage firm and certain high level executives in connection with a FINRA investigation.
- A financial institution in a civil action and arbitration involving its prime brokerage business.
- A large group of Native Americans in connection with a civil rights law suit arising out of a protest on the Onondaga Nation.
- An internal investigation for a brokerage firm focusing on allegations of net capital deficiencies, obstruction, and anti-money laundering issues.
- An internal investigation for a not-for-profit corporation focusing on allegations of employee embezzlement.
- An internal investigation for a Fortune 500 company focusing on allegations of improper repatriation of overseas profits.
