Chair of the firm's White Collar Defense, Investigations and Corporate Compliance Group, the 2016 Connecticut Law Tribune Department of the Year (third year in a row). A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Joe is an accomplished trial and appellate lawyer, regularly representing individuals, government officials and public and privately held companies in sophisticated criminal and commercial disputes in federal and state courts, and before arbitration panels. Joe also has experience representing clients in matters involving the United Nations, and regularly conducts internal investigations for companies in the financial, health care, manufacturing, construction and defense industries. Joe is individually recognized by Chambers USA (in the category Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations), and the firm's Commercial Litigation and White Collar practice in Connecticut has been ranked in the top tier for over a decade (for more about the standards for inclusion, please visit www.chambersandpartners.com/methodology). He has also been included in The Best Lawyers in America in the category of White Collar Criminal Defense since 2007 (for more about the standards for inclusion, please click visit www.bestlawyers.com/about/MethodologyCT.aspx).Joe served as the Editor of the American Bar Association's Committee on Criminal Litigation Newsletter, and is active in the Connecticut Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Federal Bar Council. Joe is a member of the Criminal Justice Act panel for the District of Connecticut, and served two terms as a member of the CJA panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Joe frequently lectures on white collar matters before groups in the health care, manufacturing and defense industries.Joe's complete bio with practice description, listing of significant criminal and civil matters and publications is available at www.wiggin.com/10577.

Chair, Commercial Litigation Practice GroupMember, Executive Committee

Joe served for nine years as an Assistant United States Attorney, investigating and prosecuting a broad range of federal crimes, including mortgage and financial frauds, RICO, money laundering and violent crimes, environmental crimes and tax offenses. He was awarded the Department of Justice's Director's Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, and was also an instructor at the FBI Sensitive Operations and Undercover School at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. As an AUSA, Joe gained extensive appellate experience briefing and arguing appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Involved in all aspects of international civil litigation practice. Advised clients on environmental issues arising in corporate transactions.