Richard Strassberg

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Mr. Strassberg is admitted to the New York State Bar, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Professional Experience

: Current; As Chief of the Major Crimes Unit in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Mr. Strassberg was responsible for supervising approximately 25 Assistant United States Attorneys in the prosecution of white collar criminal cases, including corporate crimes, financial institution fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases, money laundering, computer and internet crimes, intellectual property crimes, health care fraud, tax fraud, bankruptcy fraud, environmental crimes, and mail and wire frauds. Prior to becoming the Chief of Major Crimes, he was a member of the Southern District of New York Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, responsible for prosecuting some of the largest securities fraud cases in the country, including a $200 million initial public offering fraud scam. Throughout his tenure as an Assistant United States Attorney, Mr. Strassberg personally handled all phases of the criminal prosecution of cases involving violations of the securities, anti-fraud, bankruptcy, tax, narcotics, money laundering and involuntary servitude laws, from investigation through trial and appeal, including the successful trial of multiple complex financial and securities frauds. Following law school, Mr. Strassberg served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert J. Ward of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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