Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP houses a team of seasoned lawyers that is experienced with handling a variety of high-profile white-collar criminal cases. Heading the team from Washington DC, James Wareham regularly advises multinational companies as well as boards of directors. Practicing out of the New York office, Geoffrey Berman leads the team alongside him. Berman has a broad range of experience that includes cybercrime, money laundering, and health care fraud. Also based in New York are Ilan Graff and Stephen Juris. Graff has significant capabilities as a litigator for white-collar criminal matters, including cases relating to financial fraud, public corruption, and FCA investigations, while Juris routinely advises on investigations and enforcement matters relating to market manipulation and insider trading.

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Work highlights

  • Advising a former FTX co-founder and executive, in criminal and civil enforcement actions brought against him by the DOJ, SEC, and CFTC.
  • Advising in connection with a civil litigation concerning alleged affiliation with NXIVM.

Lawyers

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Ilan Graff
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

James Wareham, Geoffrey Berman

Other key lawyers

Ilan Graff, Stephen  Juris, Nicole Love