Professional Activities
New York City Bar Association, Member, Executive Committee; former Member, White Collar Crime Committee; former Chair, Criminal Law Committee; Member, Mass Incarceration Task Force
New York Council of Defense Lawyers, former President; former Chair, Sentencing Guidelines Committee
Criminal Justice Act Panel for the Eastern District of New York, Member, Oversight Committee
Federal Bar Council, Member, Federal Bar Foundation Board; former Editor-in-Chief of newsletter
State/Federal Judicial Advisory Council
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Co-Chair, Sentencing Committee; Task Force, Member, First Step Implementation, 2019; former Representative, ABA task force addressing revisions on sentencing guidelines for economic crimes; former Member, Steering Committee, Clemency Project 2014
New York University School of Law, former Adjunct Professor, trial advocacy
The Supreme Court Historical Society, New York State Membership Chair for New York City
Ballard Spahr's Diversity and Inclusion Council
Recognition & Accomplishments
Chambers USA, litigation: white-collar crime & government investigations (New York), 2017-2019
Expert Guides' Women in Business Law, white collar crime, 2013-2018
The American Lawyer & Corporate Counsel, AV Preeminent Top Rated Lawyer, 2018
Corporate Crime Reporter, 150 Women in White Collar, 2016
Recipient of Lawyer Monthly's Women in Law Award, white collar crime, 2017
Recipient of New York Law Journal's Lawyers Who Lead by Example Public Service Award, 2016
New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2006-2018; Top Women, 2015-2016, 2019
Women in the Law Top Peer-Nominated Lawyers, Best Lawyers, 2016-2019
The Best Lawyers in America, administrative/regulatory law, criminal defense: white collar, 2008-2020
New York's Women Leaders in the Law, Martindale-Hubbell, New York Magazine, and ALM, 2014-2017
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Recipient of Ballard Spahr's 2015 Alan J. Davis Award for pro bono work on the Clemency Project
Recipient of New York State Bar Association President's Pro Bono Service Award for the First Judicial District, Manhattan, 2015
Marquis Who's Who in the East, 2016
International Who's Who of Business Crime Defence Lawyers, 2011-2017
Avenue Magazine's Legal Elite list of top women lawyers
Corporate Crime Reporter, 150 Women in White Collar, 2016
Recent Publications
Frequent contributor to Money Laundering Watch, Ballard Spahr's blog focused exclusively on money laundering issues.
Co-author, "Immigration Form 1-9: A Form That Can Have Severe Consequences," Law Journal Newsletters, October 2019
Co-author, "New York Dramatically Changes Harassment/Discrimination Landscape for Employers," Ballard Spahr alert, August 12, 2019
Co-author, "Federal Court Rules that the FAA Preempts New York Law Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims," Ballard Spahr alert, July 15, 2019
Co-author, "New York Expands Salary Protections for Employees," Ballard Spahr alert, July 11, 2019
Co-author, "1980s Sentencing Reform and Its Impact on Federal Plea Bargaining and the Trial Penalty," Federal Sentencing Reporter, Vol. 31, No. 4-5, April/June 2019
Co-author, "Utah Privacy Law Would Be First to Require Search Warrant for Government to Access Stored Data," The National Law Review, March 28, 2019
Co-author, "Money Laundering Watch: 2018 Year in Review," Ballard Spahr alert, January 2, 2019
Co-author, "Supreme Court Forecloses Reimbursement for Certain Internal Investigations Under Mandatory Victims Restitution Act," Law Journal Newsletters, November 2018
Co-author, "Updates to New York State Guidance to Employers on Sexual Harassment Policies and Trainings," Ballard Spahr alert, October 8, 2018
Co-author, "Virtual Currencies May Be Commodities, Federal Judge Rules," Ballard Spahr alert, September 28, 2018
Co-author, "NY State Issues Guidance to Employers on Sexual Harassment Policy and Training Requirements," Ballard Spahr alert, August 27, 2018
Co-author, "DOJ Announces New Task Force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud," Ballard Spahr alert, July 13, 2018
Co-author, "Rosenstein Announces New DOJ Policies to Reduce 'Piling On' and Refocus Corporate Enforcement," Ballard Spahr alert, May 9, 2018
Co-author, "The Growing Risk of Providing Oral Summaries," Law Journal Newsletters, May 2018
Co-author, "Virtual Currency Is a Commodity Regulated by the CFTC, Eastern District of New York Rules," Ballard Spahr alert, March 8, 2018
Co-author, "Money Laundering Watch: 2017 Year in Review," Ballard Spahr alert, December 12, 2017
Co-author, "New York’s "No Credit Card Surcharge" Law Regulates Speech, SCOTUS Rules," Ballard Spahr alert, March 30, 2017
Co-author, "2016 Year in Review: Money Laundering (Part Two)," Money Laundering Watch, February 6, 2017
Co-author, "2016 Year in Review: Money Laundering (Part One)," Money Laundering Watch, February 1, 2017
Co-author, "New York Regulators Drive Cyber Security Accountability for the Financial Sector," Payments & FinTech Lawyer, November 10, 2016
Co-author, "D.C. Circuit to Decide Scope of Judges’ Authority in Approval Process for Deferred Prosecution Agreements," Ballard Spahr alert, September 10, 2015
Speaking Engagements
Panelist, "New Girls on the Block," American Bar Association's 2019 Women in Litigation Joint CLE Conference, Chicago, IL, November 14, 2019
Panelist, "Blockchain is Coming: Blockchain Basics and How It Might Arrive at a Bankruptcy Near You," National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Education Committee, Washington, D.C., October 31, 2019
Keynote Speaker, "The Evolving Regulation of Crypto," Arkansas Law Review Symposium, Fayetteville, AR, October 25, 2019
Panelist, "Plea Bargaining," National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' 28th Annual National Seminar of Federal Sentencing, St. Petersburg, FL, August 28, 2019
Speaker, "Ethical Issues in the Digital Age: How the Virtual Era Affects the Criminal Defense Lawyers' Role," National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' 9th Annual West Coast White Collar Conference, Santa Monica, CA, June 20, 2019
Panelist, "Whistleblowers and Other Employment Issues: What You Should and Should Not Do," NYC Bar Association's Regulation of Financial Institutions: Hot Topics and Key Challenges, New York City, June 14, 2019
Speaker and co-chair, "The Intersection of State and Federal Law Regarding Sentencing," The Second Circuit Judicial Council and the New York State-Federal Judicial Council, New York City, April 16, 2019
Speaker, "Current Issues in Cryptocurrencies and ICOs," Federal Bar Council, New York City, March 14, 2019
Speaker, "Legal Issues of Blockchain for Practicing Attorneys," UNC Journal of Law and Technology's Blockchain and the Law Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC, February 22, 2019
Speaker, "Current Issues in Cryptocurrencies and ICOs," Federal Bar Council's 2018 Fall Bench & Bar Retreat, Westbrook, CT, October 19, 2018
Speaker, "Dark Web and Virtual Currencies," National Association of Women Judges' 40th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, October 4, 2018
Speaker, "Plea Bargaining," 27th Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing, Orlando, FL, September 6, 2018
Speaker, "Shattering the Shackles of Collateral Consequences: Exploring Moral Principles and Economic Innovations to Restore Rights and Opportunity," NACDL's 2018 Presidential Summit & 17th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference," Atlanta, August 25, 2018
Speaker, "The 21st Century Currency: Who, Why, and How Should Cryptocurrencies be Regulated in a Tech World," North American Securities Administrators Association Fintech Forum, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2018
Speaker, "Crypto Currency," 2018 The Turnaround Management Association Network of Women Summit, Chicago, May 8, 2018
Speaker, "Cryptocurrency and Blockchain – the New Super Currency Market," The Mid-Atlantic Women's Public Finance Forum, Hershey, PA, May 4, 2018
Moderator, "Initial Coin Offerings," ABA 2018 Blockchain Technology and Digital Currency and ICO National Institute, New York City, April 27, 2018
Speaker, "Eye on Virtual Currency and Blockchain Technology," Ballard Spahr webinar, September 19, 2017
Speaker, "Current Trends in Criminal Law: The Mechanics of Virtual Currency, From Legitimate Use to Misuse," Lawline webinar, September 7, 2017
Speaker, "Mastering Bitcoin, Blockchain, & Digital Currency Law," The Rossdale Group CLE, June 6, 2018 and August 30, 2017
Speaker, "Departures and Variances," 26th Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing Guidelines, St. Petersburg, June 30, 2017
Moderator, "Enforcement Actions," ABA 2017 Blockchain Technology and Digital Currency National Institute, New York City, April 10, 2017
Speaker, BELA Ethisphere's Business Ethics Leadership Alliance Dinner , New York City, March 15, 2017
Speaker, "The Next Wave: The Government’s Focus on U.S. Investments to Evade Foreign Taxes," 33rd Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud and the Sixth Annual National Institute on Tax Controversy, Las Vegas, December 8, 2016
Speaker, "Plea Bargaining," Twenty-Fifth Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing, Orlando, June 1, 2016
Speaker, "Federal Sentencing: Maximizing Client Outcomes from the Investigation to Post-Sentencing," Lawline CLE webinar, May 17, 2016
Speaker, "Recent High Frequency Trading and Spoofing Enforcement Actions: Lessons Learned and Compliance," ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting, Montreal, Canada, April 7, 2016
Speaker, "Recent Developments in Law Enforcement," ABA 2016 Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology Institute, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2016
Speaker, "Is Climate Change Real? The Current Atmosphere and Future Forecast for White Collar Sentencing Guidelines," Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Philadelphia, November 12, 2015
Speaker, "The Do's and Don'ts of Conducting Internal Investigations," Ballard Spahr webinar, November 10, 2015
Co-Presenter, "Clemency Petitions: How to Shave Years Off Sentences," The Second Circuit Judicial Council and The Federal Defenders of New York, New York, June 26, 2015
Speaker, "Attorney Privilege and Work Product," New York State – Federal Judicial Council and the Second Circuit Judicial Council: Attorney Privilege and Work Product, New York, June 18, 2015
Board Memberships
Digital Currency & Ledger Defense Coalition
Federal Bar Foundation