Alan Vinegrad

Alan Vinegrad is a partner in the firm's New York office and a member of the firm's White Collar Defense and Trial Practice Groups.  His practice focuses on representing individuals, corporations and corporate board committees in a wide variety of criminal and regulatory enforcement matters, as well as in complex civil litigation.  He has represented numerous clients in connection with investigations and prosecutions by the U.S. Department of Justice, various U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the New York State Attorney General, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr. Vinegrad joined the firm after completing a 15-month tenure as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. He previously served as the office's Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief of the Criminal Division, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, Chief of Civil Rights Litigation and Chief of General Crimes.  In addition to his executive and supervisory responsibilities, Mr. Vinegrad personally investigated and prosecuted numerous criminal cases and personally argued over 20 cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  He personally participated in four lengthy trials arising out of the brutal assault of Abner Louima by members of the New York City Police Department's 70th Precinct in Brooklyn.

Representative Matters

• Adelphia Communications Corporation in defense of the federal criminal investigation, SEC enforcement action and threatened forfeiture actions arising out of wrongdoing by members of the Rigas family.
• A senior executive of a large reinsurance company in defense of a federal criminal prosecution, SEC enforcement action and civil action arising out of alleged accounting fraud by American International Group, Inc.
• The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Tyco International Inc. arising out of wrongdoing by members of the company’s prior management. 
• Several major investment banking firms in connection with various criminal, SEC, state and New York Stock Exchange investigations into suspected insider trading, accounting fraud, and other federal securities law violations.

Previous Experience

• United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York (1990-1997, 1998-2002)
• Meister Leventhal & Slade, Associate (1985-1989)
• Price Waterhouse & Co., Staff Accountant (1980-1981)

Honors and Rankings

• The International Who's Who of Business Crime Lawyers (2008)
• Selected as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics by Ethisphere Magazine (2007).
• Selected by Chambers USA 2007-2008 as a leading attorney in the area of white collar crime and government investigations.
• Selected for inclusion in the 2008-2009 editions of the Best Lawyers in America in the area of commercial litigation and white collar criminal defense.
• 2005 Milton S. Gould Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy from the New York City Office of the Appellate Defender.
• United States Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service in 1997 for the prosecution of the men responsible for the death of Yankel Rosenbaum during the Crown Heights riots in Brooklyn, New York.
• Henry L. Stimson Medal from the Association of the Bar of the City of New York in 1993 for being the outstanding prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s Office.

Pro Bono

• Represented several not-for-profit organizations in connection with allegations of financial wrongdoing by members of their management.
• Represent family members of the victim of a terrorist attack in Israel.
• Represent the teenage victim of a sexual assault at a residential treatment facility in Westchester, New York.

Memberships and Affiliations

• New York Law School, member of the adjunct faculty teaching trial advocacy
• The Federal Bar Council, member of the Board of Trustees 
• The New York Law Journal, member of the Board of Editors
• The American Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, member

Publications and Speeches

• "Complex Federal Investigations," New York University School of Law (1/1/0001)
• "The Presidential Candidates: Views on Sentencing," New York Law Journal (8/6/2008), Co-Author
• "Cutler: Second Circuit's Evolving Reasonableness Review," New York Law Journal (4/17/2008), Co-Author