New York City White Collar Criminal Attorney

New York City White Collar Defense Attorneys

At Joseph Potashnik & Associates, PLLC, you will find experienced, aggressive, and dedicated criminal defense attorneys who represent clients facing New York state and federal white collar and business criminal charges.

The area of Business Crime and White Collar Crime is wide and encompassed numerous larceny and fraud based offenses. Our New York City white collar criminal attorneys offer legal assistance to individuals and organizations in the following areas:

• Computer/Internet crime
• Credit card fraud
• Bankruptcy fraud
• Healthcare fraud, including Medicaid and Medicare Fraud
  
• Mail fraud
• Insurance fraud
• Bank fraud
• Mortgage fraud
• Larceny
• Embezzlement
• Conspiracy
• Money laundering
• Perjury and lying to investigators and the government
• Price-fixing
• Bid-rigging
• Accounting misconduct
• Securities violations
• Bribery, kickbacks
• Insider trading
• Extortion
• Filing false reports
• RICO, civil RICO
• Counterfeiting
• Environmental law, environmental cleanup issues
• Antitrust violations, unfair competition
• Trade secret matters, economic espionage
• Copyright violations
• Trademark infringement

 

Most defendants in business and white collar crimes first learn of trouble at the early investigative stage when they are approached by investigators. As soon as you discover that you are under a criminal investigation, your next actions may just determine the outcome of your case and with it - your future.

Under no circumstances should you voluntarily offer any information concerning your case to government agents. You should never discuss anything about the case with investigators or anyone else without having consulted with an attorney first.

New York City Federal White Collar Crime Attorneys

If you are being investigated by federal agents for federal white collar crimes, you must realize that state and federal criminal systems are completely different in terms of procedure, statutory law, and penalties.

That is why you should not settle just for any criminal defense lawyer. Defending against federal criminal prosecutions requires special expertise that only experience federal criminal defense attorney can deliver.

It is crucial to understand that defendants in federal criminal cases have much more at stake and techniques that work in state courts may not work in federal courts. The federal government has virtually unlimited human and financial resources when it comes to investigating and prosecuting criminal cases.

Often, by the time the defendant discovers that an investigation is underway, the government has already amassed strong evidence against the defendant. Many federal criminal defendants risk more than the stigma of a criminal conviction; potential consequences may and often do involve losing professional licensure and the ability to make a living, losing a home, money, and other possessions.

Our New York City white collar defense firm is well prepared to represent clients charged with a variety of business-related and larceny-related charges.  We work in conjuncture with some of the best-known and experienced white collar defense trial lawyers in New York City, so our clients benefit from our ability to put together the best minds in white collar criminal defense in this area. 

Our lawyers have taken dozens of cases through trial, representing defendants in all sorts of business and white collar criminal prosecutions. If we get involved in the case early, we are able to investigate the case and build an effective defense that will significantly complicate the prosecution efforts.

We work with the best outside private investigators and experts in the country that allows us to explore weaknesses in the prosecution’s case against you - and giving you strategic advantages in both negotiating the best plea or winning at trial.

If you need assistance with your matter, feel free to contact our office for a consultation. We offer services in several languages including Russian, French, and Spanish. Contact New York white collar and business criminal defense lawyers today.

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