Rither Alabre Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

I represent public and private companies and company executives in a wide variety of matters, such as: • criminal prosecutions and grand jury investigations by federal and state prosecutors involving securities fraud, antitrust, public corruption, bribery, government contracts, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, tax, money laundering, and bank fraud; • corporate internal investigations; and • SEC and other federal regulatory proceedings.I also represent victims of crimes, including victims of financial crimes and extortion, by advocating for their interests before federal and state prosecutors.I have extensive appellate experience and have briefed and argued over 50 cases in federal and state courts, including the New York Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.Below is a sample of some of my representative matters: • Represented multibillion-dollar public company and government contractor in False Claims Act and criminal fraud investigation by New York authorities involving allegations of fraud against the state. • Advised major real estate company in connection with its $1.2 billion acquisition of assets subject to criminal and civil forfeiture. • Various representations of major construction companies and their executives in federal and state criminal investigations involving minority business and disadvantaged business enterprises programs. • Represented former CEO of public company in criminal investigation by the Kingdom of Spain involving allegations of multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, reported to be the largest in Spain’s history, and parallel extradition proceedings in the United States. • Represented the Estate of Michael Jackson in copyright infringement case in the Southern District of New York.

Greater New York City Area

United States District Court

I performed substantive review, research, and writing on cases involving federal and state law, including white collar, commercial, constitutional, and labor and employment law. I prepared legal memoranda, opinions, and orders. I conferred with the judge on complex legal issues and assisted with hearings and trials.

Greater New York City Area

I wrote briefs and argued appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the New York Court of Appeals and New York’s intermediate appellate courts. I was assigned to 24-hour Homicide/Felony Duty, and was responsible for search warrant applications, subpoenas, questioning of suspects, and arrest authorization in homicide cases.As a motion editor in the Appeals Bureau, I supervised fifteen appellate attorneys and advised trial prosecutors on complex and novel legal issues. I was also a prosecutor in the Criminal Court Bureau where I was responsible for over 70 cases from inception to trial and I conducted pre-trial hearings and trials.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Bachelor’S Degree, English And Theology, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Graduated Summa Cum Laude and received Gold Keys for highest GPA in English and Theology; Dean's List (all.