As trial attorneys, we represent clients at all stages of white-collar criminal litigation in federal, state, and local courts. Our services range from advising targets of grand jury investigations and witnesses who must appear before them, to guiding clients through the indictment, pretrial, and negotiation phases and representing our clients at trial and on appeal.
The quality of our work is well known, leading the New York Observer to describe our firm’s lawyers as “the crème de la crème of white-collar criminal defense in Manhattan.” Morvillo Abramowitz earned the top ranking among specialist firms in white collar crime and government investigations in Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2007, and was named Law Firm of the Year in the business crime practice category for 2006, 2007 and 2008 by Who’s Who Legal, The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers.
Our cases frequently focus on economic crime,but we also are experienced in handling complex matters concerning allegations of environmental offenses; customs, insurance, and health care fraud; violations of the False Claims Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and federal and state antitrust laws; and theft of intellectual property, bribery, and political corruption. Whether or not a case goes to trial, our attorneys understand that every step of a case requires their full attention and effort, and that pretrial preparation and strategy are as important to a successful defense as masterful courtroom representation.
The firm’s experience working with the government in connection with criminal investigations is broad. Many of our principals are alumni of the Offices of the United States Attorneys for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the New York County District Attorney’s Office, including three Chiefs of the Criminal Division, two Chief Appellate Attorneys, a Chief of the Major Crimes Unit, and a Chief of the Securities Fraud Unit. Our ranks also include a former Regional Administrator of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Six of our principals write bi-monthly columns in the New York Law Journal on topics relating to white-collar crime and tax litigation, and several edit or publish articles on current issues in white-collar crime and securities regulation and enforcement for law reviews and other periodicals. In addition, four of our principals are authors or editors of leading treatises in the field. Many of our principals also routinely lecture on topics relating to white-collar crime and trial practice at national and local continuing legal education programs.
