I am a partner in Nixon Peabody's Government Investigations and White Collar practice. I am a former federal prosecuter and data privacy watchdog, having served for over seventeen years as an assistant United States attorney in both Washington, D.C., and Albany, NY. At the U.S. Attorney's office, I investigated and prosecuted a wide range of criminal and civil matters including health care, tax and financial fraud, false claims act (including qui tam/whistleblower provisions), public corruption, customs, immigration, identity theft, asset forfeiture and violent crime. I also serve as co-chair of the firm’s private and independent schools team and in the firm’s Higher Education practice group.Prior to joining Nixon Peabody, I served as an Executive Director at the New York State Education Department focusing on investigations and professional discipline, and as the Department's Chief Privacy Officer, monitoring the use of protected student and educator data. In that role, I developed privacy policies and practices, provided guidance concering privacy protections, investigated data breaches and administered corrective action and compliance protocols.I now represent a wide range of corporations and individuals in state and federal investigations, and provide counsel in the areas of health care, false claims, education, and ethics.
Listed skills include Public Speaking, Business Strategy, Internal Investigations, Fraud Prevention, and 15 others.
