Honors and Awards:

• Phi Beta Kappa; Senior Editor, Yale Law Journal; Attorney General's Special Commendation for Distinguished Performance in the Eastern District of New York; United States Justice Department Special Achievement Award; Executive Director's Unit Citation Award (Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Unit); Law Enforcement Award (International Narcotic Law Enforcement Association); Commendations from United States Customs and D.E.A. 

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Committee on the Judiciary), The New York Council of Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors 2001-2005), The New York American Inn of Court and the Federal Bar Council.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Examining Proffer Agreements in Federal Cases, published in the New York Law Journal, discussing proffer agreements and their effect on defendants who decide to reject plea agreements and go to trial.Asset Forfeiture: How Far Can the U.S. Courts Go?, published in the International Financial Law Review, discussing forfeiture issues involving banks and financial institutions.Punishing Corporate Crime, published in Directorship Magazine, discussing the application of the federal sentencing guidelines to corporate defendants and some elements of an effective compliance program.Taking Compliance Issues Seriously, published in the New York Law Journal, discussing the Federal False Claims Act, which provides financial incentives for corporate whistleblowers and others to sue corporations that have defrauded the government.Implications of the New Sentencing Guidelines, published in Bankers Magazine, discussing how banks can and should devise compliance programs to avoid or mitigate potential criminal prosecutions.Staffing Is Crucial in Internal Probes, published in American Banker, discussing critical decisions corporations must make in undertaking internal investigations or audits in order to protect findings and work product from disclosure to third parties, including prosecutors and civil litigants.Significant Differences Between Environmental and Other Guidelines, published in the New York Law Journal, discussing the impact of the corporate sentencing guidelines on environmental offenders.

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Educational Background:

• Yale University, B.A., Class of 1980, summa cum laude, elected to Phi Beta Kappa