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Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C. Offices
565 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10017
NEW YORK
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Mr Christopher Harwood
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Christopher B. Harwood is a former federal prosecutor with many years of experience handling complex civil litigation, as well as criminal and regulatory matters. His extensive experience includes dozens of investigations, litigations, and settlements involving the False Claims Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and FIRREA. Chris’s cases have involved allegations of financial fraud, healthcare fraud, federal program and grant fraud, money laundering, failure to file SARs, failure to implement an effective anti-money laundering program, violation of U.S. sanctions laws, breach of contract, and employment discrimination and retaliation.
Career
Partner, Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC, 2018; Co-Chief, Civil Frauds Unit, United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, 2016-2018; Deputy Chief, Civil Frauds Unit, United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, 2014-2016; Assistant United States Attorney, Civil Division, United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, 2011-2018; Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School, 2018; Assistant United States Attorney, Civil Division, United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, 2007-2009; Litigation Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, 2005-2007, 2010; Law Clerk, Honorable Norman H. Stahl, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2004-2005; Law Clerk, Honorable Joseph L. Tauro, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2003-2004; Adjunct Professor, Cornell University, 2002-2003
Education
Cornell Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Cornell Law Review), 2003; Cornell University (B.A., Government, magna cum laude), 2000
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C. is a New York-based litigation boutique with a long history in white-collar defense, regulatory enforcement, business and securities litigation, and it continues to have a prominent role in class actions, derivative suits and civil securities fraud cases. Practice head Edward Spiro and Robert Anello are the standout partners, particularly in white-collar matters, though they both have broad practices that encompass complex securities cases. Key partner Elkan Abramowitz
is also highly regarded for white-collar criminal defense, as is emerging partner talent and former federal prosecutor Christopher Harwood. The firm recently acted for the former CFO of oil logistics company Aegean Marine in a class action concerning a $200 million write-off. In that case, Brian Jacobs secured a favourable settlement for the client.