Attorney Profile

John P. "Jack" Cooney

John Cooney

McKool Smith P.C.
One Bryant Park, 47th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Contact Contact John P. "Jack" Cooney
T: 212-402-9400
F: 212-402-9444

Visit: www.mckoolsmith.com
Practice areas: Criminal Defense: White Collar (80%), General Litigation (20%)
Law School: Duke Law School

Profile

Jack Cooney, a Principal in the New York Office of McKool Smith, has represented individuals and institutions in matters relating to a wide range of criminal charges involving securities and insider trading, fraud, taxation, antitrust, government contracting, regulatory violations, accounting irregularities and environmental accidents. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Mr. Cooney has served as chairman of its Committee on the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and frequently lectures on white collar crime at various academic and professional seminars. Mr. Cooney served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1972 to 1977.

Selected to:

New York Super Lawyers 2009 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2008 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2007 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2006 - Metro

About John Cooney

Admitted: 1969, New York

Professional Webpage: www.mckoolsmith.com/professionals-137.html

Honors and Awards: Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business; Woodward/White’s Best Lawyers in America; American Lawyer Media’s Corporate Counsel: Best Lawyers Annual Guide to Criminal Defense Law; and Legal Media Group’s Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Litigation Lawyers.
Bar/Professional Activity: Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Federal Bar Council, Chairman, Bar and Bench Liaison Committee; New York Council of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Wong Sung Society; Supreme Court Historical Society, New York Chair, 1999.
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