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Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C. Offices
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Mr Brian Jacobs
Position
Brian A. Jacobs is a former federal prosecutor who represents individuals and organizations in criminal, civil, and regulatory matters, internal investigations, and appeals. His cases have involved allegations of financial fraud, antitrust violations, accounting fraud, insider trading, bribery and corruption, computer hacking, and trade-secrets theft. Brian previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where he was Deputy Chief of Appeals. During his six and a half years at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Brian led the investigations and prosecutions of a wide range of federal crimes, including bank, wire, mail, and securities fraud, public corruption, money laundering, obstruction of justice, embezzlement, and cybercrime.
Career
Partner, Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC, 2015; Law Clerk, Honorable Amalya L. Kearse, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2004 – 2005; Law Clerk, Honorable Jed S. Rakoff, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2006 – 2007; Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, 2005 – 2006; Associate, Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP, 2007 – 2009; Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, 2009 – 2015; Deputy Chief of Appeals, Southern District of New York, 2014 – 2015.
Memberships
Brian is a member of the New York City Bar Association, in which he serves as the Chair of the Criminal Advocacy Committee, and as a member of the Mass Incarceration Task Force. Brian also represents indigent defendants in federal criminal appeals as a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Education
Columbia Law School (J.D.; Articles Editor, Columbia Law Review), 2004; Yale University (B.A., cum laude), 2001.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C. is a New York-based litigation boutique with a long history in white-collar defense, regulatory enforcement, business and securities litigation, and it continues to have a prominent role in class actions, derivative suits and civil securities fraud cases. Practice head Edward Spiro and Robert Anello are the standout partners, particularly in white-collar matters, though they both have broad practices that encompass complex securities cases. Key partner Elkan Abramowitz
is also highly regarded for white-collar criminal defense, as is emerging partner talent and former federal prosecutor Christopher Harwood. The firm recently acted for the former CFO of oil logistics company Aegean Marine in a class action concerning a $200 million write-off. In that case, Brian Jacobs secured a favourable settlement for the client.