Profile
The firm has over 20 years of experience defending corporate officers, board members, individuals and companies subject to SEC and other regulatory investigations as well as criminal investigations and prosecutions. We have successfully defended complex corporate civil litigation. Our client list includes executives and board members, financial industry executives and entrepreneurs, an NRSRO, hedge funds, attorneys and other professionals. The firm has vast experience at all stages of proceedings from regulatory and criminal investigations through trial and appeal. The firm has significant trial and appellate experience. We are discrete and known to be very effective. We have successfully argued before the United States Supreme Court and have handled white collar matters around the country.
About Alan Futerfas
Admitted: 1988, New York
Honors and Awards:
- AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 1999. Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Admitted to the Bar of New York in 1988; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member: New York Council of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Bass-trombonist, Park Avenue Chamber Symphony
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Program Chair - Representing Clients in Federal Securities Fraud Investigations, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1998, Lecturer Ethics Seminar, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, taught Advanced Trial Advocacy, Fordham University School of Law, Lecturer in Ethics, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Aspen Colorado.
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Educational Background:
- Bachelor of Music, The Juilliard School, 1984