Jon is a White Collar and Investigations Partner and former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York (SDNY). He has vast experience defending corporate and individual clients in criminal, regulatory, and internal investigations involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), securities fraud, money laundering, wire and mail fraud, antitrust, commodities fraud, and other white collar matters. Jon’s practice also includes commercial and securities litigation.Representative matters include:-- A hedge fund executive in an FCPA case brought by the SEC; complaint was dismissed in its entirety-- A large U.S. bank in an SDNY investigation into its money laundering systems and controls-- Traders and brokers in DOJ and CFTC investigations into manipulation of trading benchmarks-- Senior compliance officers of a large, non-U.S. bank in a DOJ money laundering investigation of the bank-- A hedge fund analyst in an insider trading trial against the SEC, resulting in a unanimous verdict for our client-- A former director of a large fuel supply company in a securities class action; client was dismissed from the caseRecognitions:Jon has been ranked in Chambers USA every year since 2015. He has been praised as a “zealous advocate" who is "personable, engaging, and tough" and who “gets excellent results" for his clients. Others commend his “compassionate” and "great approach" with clients, noting that he "brings a sharp analytical focus along with abundant experience to guide his clients through some of the most challenging problems."Jon has also been recognized in Legal 500 for corporate investigations and white collar criminal defense since 2016, where he has been described as "stellar" and a "top-tier advocate." Along with Chambers and Legal 500, Jon is ranked in Super Lawyers as one of the top 100 lawyers in the New York metropolitan area, and in The Best Lawyers in America for white collar criminal defense in New York.
Listed skills include White Collar Criminal Defense, Fcpa, Internal Investigations, Appeals, and 1 others.