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Prior to joining Akrivis, Walter Norkin served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn) and later the Southern District of Florida (Miami), where he led headline-grabbing prosecutions against international drug cartels, senior political figures, financial fraudsters, and multinational corporations. His work includes the prosecution of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, money laundering schemes involving Central American elites, market manipulation by rogue executives and brokers, and FCPA violations by global financial institutions.
As a federal prosecutor, Mr. Norkin rose to leadership as Chief of the International Narcotics & Money Laundering Section and Deputy Chief of the Business & Securities Fraud Section in Brooklyn, managing sprawling investigations across multiple U.S. agencies and foreign jurisdictions. His courtroom record includes over a dozen trials, multiple appellate arguments before the Second and Eleventh Circuits, and numerous OCDETF awards recognizing his impact in combatting organized crime and transnational criminal networks.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Norkin practiced at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he worked on complex civil and class action litigation. He also clerked for the Hon. Richard J. Holwell in the Southern District of New York.
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Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois), Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Degree (1996), Double Major in Economics and Hispanic Studies
NYU School of Law, Juris Doctor Degree (2000) with Honors
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