Professional Activities
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
Federal Bar Council
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
New York Council of Defense Lawyers
American Bar Association
New York City Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
New York County Lawyers' Association
Lawyers Division of the Anti-Defamation League
Recognition & Accomplishments
Chambers USA, "Senior Statesman," litigation: white collar crime and government investigations (New York), 2015-2019
The Best Lawyers in America, criminal defense: white collar, 1983-2021
The Best Lawyers in New York
Named to Super Lawyers, 2006-2016
Named in Who's Who Legal, Investigations and Business Crime Defence, 2011-2016
Recipient, Police Athletic League's Robert M. Morgenthau Award, 2003
Recipient, The Office of the Appellate Defender's Milton S. Gould Award for Outstanding Advocacy, 1999
Recipient, Brandeis University's Louis Dembitz Brandeis Medal for Distinguished Legal Service, 1997
Recipient, The Anti-Defamation League's Human Relations Award, 1993
Publications
"Can Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Avoid the Death Penalty?" MSNBC, April 7, 2015
"Top Lawyer Explains Robert Durst's Legal Woes in Plain English," MSNBC, March 17, 2015
Co-author, "Raising the Stakes," Business Crimes Bulletin, March 2015
Co-author, "High-Speed Trader Indicted for ‘Spoofing’," Ballard Spahr alert, October 3, 2014
Co-author, "50 Years Practicing Criminal Law: A Look Back," Prosecution Notes, a publication from The Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at New York University School of Law, October 20, 2011
Speaking Engagements
Charlie frequently contributes his time to continuing legal education panels and other professional training activities, and he has taught trial skills curricula to students at Fordham, Emory, and Harvard Law Schools.
Board Memberships
New York City School Construction Authority, Trustee