
New York litigation boutique Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C. is known for its ‘elite attorneys in the white collar space’, and is an excellent choice for white-collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement, and complex commercial litigation. The team represents both companies and individuals in industries such as financial services, healthcare, life sciences, energy, media, and government on the full scope of investigations and enforcement matters, including criminal, regulatory, parallel proceedings, trials, and appeals, in addition to being proficient in internal investigations and compliance advisory work. Praised as a ‘dean of the white-collar bar’, Elkan Abramowitz handles both civil and criminal matters for individual and corporate clients, and the ‘exceptionally bright’ Telemachus Kasulis is experienced in a broad range of criminal, civil and regulatory matters. The team also includes Thomas McKay, an expert in the financial services and crypto industries, Lisa Zornberg, the former Chief Counsel to the Mayor of New York and City Hall who joined the group in March 2025, and who is a highly skilled trial lawyer in the white-collar defense, regulatory enforcement, and civil litigation space, and Christopher Harwood, who has extensive experience in litigation involving complex commercial issues, as well as allegations of financial and healthcare fraud, money laundering, and sanctions violations.
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- Rich Albert and Lisa Zornberg are very experienced, skilled, and good at handling strategy and clients.
- Morvillo has a very strong and deep bench. In particular, Rich Albert and Lisa Zornberg are very experienced, skilled, and very good at handling strategy and clients.
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Elkan Abramowitz; Richard F. Albert; Robert J. Anello; Kathleen E. Cassidy; Benjamin S. Fischer; Catherine M. Foti; Christopher Harwood; Brian A. Jacobs; Telemachus Kasulis; Thomas McKay; Robert M. Radick; Jonathan S. Sack; Edward M. Spiro; Jeremy H. Temkin; Richard D. Weinberg; Lisa Zornberg;
