Laura A. Brevetti |

Bio

The senior attorney at Law Offices of Laura A. Brevetti is a criminal defense and business and corporate law attorney in New York City, NY, who specializes in white collar and corporate crime, as well as complex commercial litigation. Ms. Brevetti has been recognized by her peers and profession as one of the top white collar defense attorneys. Her recognitions include, for example, Super Lawyer for over 10 years, AV-Preeminent rated attorney in white- collar criminal law defense and securities law; Top Women Lawyers; Fellow, Top Lawyers in NY Metro area; Trial Lawyers' Institute; Trial Lawyer Honorary Society; Lawyers of Distinction.

She’s a native of New York City with degrees from Columbia University and the Georgetown University Law Center. She began as a prosecutor and soon became one of the top federal prosecutors in the United States Department of Justice Organized Crime Strike Force. Ultimately, officials in Washington, DC, selected her to head that elite unit in Brooklyn, New York. She won the convictions of the bosses of New York organized crime families, the leadership of powerful unions, Wall Street bankers and financiers, business owners, and politicians. New York media recognized her as one of the toughest and most successful prosecutors in the state. One well-known mobster, who later turned author, wrote in his biography that Ms. Brevetti was the one prosecutor he feared the most before his capture.

Defense Litigation Work
After leaving government, Ms. Brevetti applied the same proven skills and work ethic to a highly successful 25-year career in a private criminal and civil law practice as the principal of her own firm and a partner in a global law firm. Ms. Brevetti’s experience spans the full spectrum of criminal and civil investigations and disputes. She has represented individuals and corporate clients coming from a variety of employment and business sectors. This has been true in both criminal and civil matters, ranging from trials and arbitrations to critical internal investigations. Other previous cases involved major fraud, corruption cases, contract disputes, employment discrimination charges, and SEC civil investigations and enforcement actions. Based upon her vast first-hand experience and exposure to many high profile matters confronted by her former clients, Ms. Brevetti is called upon to advise and assist individuals and businesses threatened by negative media events and crises to develop appropriate and effective strategies, remedial actions, and public responses.

Business and Corporate Law Experience

Ms. Brevetti has served as the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of a New York Stock Exchange traded public company that operated throughout the US and internationally. As the Company’s Chief Legal Officer, Ms. Brevetti managed a department of experienced attorneys and para-professionals engaged in corporate and legal matters, including, for example, corporate governance, transactional deals, SEC filings, regulatory compliance, intellectual property rights, employment, and consumer laws worldwide. She managed more than twenty outside law firms in the US and abroad retained by the company to handle a broad spectrum of corporate legal matters, including class actions and regulatory compliance. The company’s legal department under Ms. Brevetti’s leadership was recognized for its innovation and excellence by peers and media, including The Financial Times.

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