Suzanne is consistently recognized as one of New York’s top lawyers in white collar criminal defense and government investigations and has been described as “exceptionally smart and tenacious,” and “an outstanding strategist and a great trial lawyer.” (Chambers USA 2018). Suzanne’s clients benefit from her wealth of government experience, including her service as a federal prosecutor in both the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, where she was Deputy Chief of the Long Island Criminal Division overseeing its corporate fraud and complex white collar matters. A highly skilled advocate, Suzanne’s ability to mount vigorous defenses on behalf of her clients allows her to achieve exceptionally favorable resolutions, at times preventing government charges or claims from being filed in the first instance.
Suzanne is also Co-Chair of the firm’s White Collar, Regulatory Defense, and Investigations Practice and Co-Chair of the firm’s Hiring Committee. She represents public and private companies, special board committees, financial institutions, investment firms, corporate executives, and other individuals in all aspects of white collar criminal and regulatory matters, complex commercial litigation, and government and internal investigations. Her matters involve a wide range of issues, including alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA), the Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), as well as alleged health care fraud, government contracting fraud, insider trading, accounting fraud, tax fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, public corruption, securities fraud, commercial fraud, bribery, and obstruction of justice. In addition, Suzanne represents clients in connection with qui tam/whistleblower litigation and complex civil litigation, including corporate governance litigation. Suzanne also counsels clients on the development, implementation, and enhancement of compliance and remediation programs. She has also served as counsel to state regulators in connection with the monitoring of several large insurance brokerage firms following a multistate investigation of allegations of bid-rigging and other wrongdoing.
While a federal prosecutor, Suzanne conducted numerous grand jury investigations and federal jury trials, and successfully investigated and prosecuted sophisticated white collar crimes. Suzanne also served as a member of the U.S. Attorney’s Advisory Committee and the Complex White Collar/Corporate Fraud Committee while with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the E.D.N.Y.
Last updated Aug 2019
