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Lucas Witters Named Dealmaker and Rising Star by Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits

Analysis of Employer-Related and Executive Compensation Changes Under the 2025 Tax Legislation

Sushant Mohan Named as Finalist in 2025 Texas Legal Awards

David Sherman, Nichole Sterling Host DADM Podcast Series The Data Stream

Before entering private practice, Jonathan served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and as a Trial Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division. He leverages his decades of experience as a prosecutor, defense attorney and litigator to strategically present his client’s position in a light that most resonates with regulators, judges and jurors. Jonathan also advises corporations on best practices for corporate compliance policies.

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J.D., Harvard Law School, 1997, 

B.S., Yale University, 1994, 

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<li>Chambers USA: Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations in New York
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<li>The Legal 500 United States (2019)
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<li>Recommended in Dispute Resolution &#8211; Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense</li>
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<li>New York Metro &#8220;Super Lawyer&#8221; (2013 to 2024)</li>
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FCPA Enforcement Is Back with a New Enhanced Focus on Protecting US Business Abroad, National Security, Individuals and (of Course) Ending All Aid to Cartels and TCOs

Chambers USA Guide 2025 Recognizes 171 BakerHostetler Attorneys and 73 Practice Areas

The DOJ Announces Administration’s Revised Corporate Enforcement Strategy

Why Your Company Still Needs to Care About the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (and the Foreign Extortion Protection Act) (The Global Trade Law Journal)

Enforcement Priorities May Change, But Deciding Whether to Self-Report is Always a Balancing Act (Law.com)

Why Your Company Still Needs to Care About the FCPA (& FEPA)

Jonathan New, Patrick Campbell, Jamie Reiner Pen Article on New UK Failure to Prevent Fraud Offense

Patrick Campbell, Jonathan New Author Law360 Article on Whistleblower Programs

7 More US Attorneys’ Offices Issue Whistleblower Non-Prosecution Pilot Programs

Jonathan New, Patrick Campbell, Sydney Park Pen Article on DOJ’s Whistleblower Pilot Program

DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

Chambers USA Guide 2024 Recognizes 155 BakerHostetler Attorneys and ­66 Practice Areas

Jonathan New, Patrick Campbell, Rachel Ofori Author Article for Law.com’s Business Crimes Bulletin

DOJ’s Criminal Division Announces New Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosure for Individuals

The Lines Are Open! DOJ Adds New Tool in Anticorruption Efforts With Whistleblower Pilot Program

DOJ to Corporations – “Knock on Our Door Before We Knock on Yours”

Federal Prosecutors Will Seek ‘Stiffer Sentences’ for Misuse of AI

Webinar: Foreign Extortion Prevention Act: DOJ’s New Tool to Prosecute Global Corruption and What Companies Need to Know (and Do) Right Now

SDNY Launches Whistleblower Program Aimed at Curbing Corporate and Public Corruption Crimes

Congress Expands DOJ’s Power to Prosecute Corruption with the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

Treasury Revisits Past Rulemaking to Bring Investment Advisers Under AML Oversight

BakerHostetler Attorneys Author Article on New Safe Harbor Policy in Business Crimes Bulletin

Get the details: SEC risk alert tells broker-dealers to improve anti-money laundering efforts

Warning: SEC Exams and Enforcement Targeting Broker-Dealer AML Compliance

SEC and CFTC Show No Signs of Slowing Down Enforcement Actions for Financial Firms’ Use of Off-Channel Communications

White Collar, Litigation and Privacy Attorneys Advise Companies to Assess Governance Practices Amid Government Crackdown

Chambers USA Guide 2023 Honors 147 BakerHostetler Attorneys and Recognizes 64 Practice Areas

DOJ Announces Major Corporate Enforcement Policies

Confession, Cooperation and Corporate Compliance – DOJ Rolls Out Nationwide Standards and Incentives for Voluntary Self-Disclosure

DOJ’s Newly Revised Corporate Enforcement Policy Incentivizes Robust Compliance Programs, Cooperation and Remediation

Second Circuit Vacates Insider Trading Convictions, Narrowing the Scope of Future Prosecutions 

DOJ Considers New Guidance on Secret Messaging Apps and Executive Clawback Policies

FinCEN Requires Wide Array of Companies To Report Beneficial Ownership Information To Strengthen Transparency of US Financial System

Deputy AG Lisa Monaco Announces Tough-on-Corporate-Crime Updates to DOJ Policies

Patrick Campbell, Jonathan New and Francesca Rogo Author Business Crimes Bulletin Article About Federal Scrutiny of Companies’ Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

Chambers USA Guide 2022 Honors 145 BakerHostetler Attorneys and Recognizes 62 Practice Areas

Jonathan New, Gonzalo Zeballos, Oren Warshavsky and Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky Represent Supreme Court Amicus Brief Filers

Webinar: The Balancing Act: How to Protect Privilege While Seeking Cooperation Credit in a Government Investigation

Attorney General Merrick Garland Emphasizes Criminal Corporate Enforcement and Individual Accountability

Stricter Scrutiny for Compliance: Biden-Harris Administration Releases First-Ever U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption

Jonathan New, Patrick Campbell and Francesca Rogo Article Discusses Protection of Privileged Information

SEC Begins Reversal of Trump Era Changes to Whistleblower Program

The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020: What Companies Need to Know

BakerHostetler Attorneys Make Significant Gains in The Legal 500 Annual Guide

150 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named 2016 Super Lawyers; 91 Named Rising Stars

Bloomberg’s article “Madoff Victims to Get $322 Million in Trustee Payout” acknowledges BakerHostetler attorneys at announcement of fifth distribution plans

The Associated Press reports on BakerHostetler and the Madoff Recovery Initiative recoveries of $10.5 billion

CNBC reports on BakerHostetler and the Madoff Recovery Initiative in article Madoff Recoveries Top $10 Billion With New Settlement, “… an amount virtually no one thought possible”

BakerHostetler talks with USA Today about the SIPA Trustee’s fourth pro rata interim distribution; states Madoff Recovery Initiative nears $6 billion in distributions to allowed claimants

BakerHostetler’s settlement with JPMorgan Chase and the ongoing Madoff Recovery Initiative Discussed on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered

BakerHostetler appears on NPR’s All Things Considered to discuss Madoff Recovery Initiative; host Robert Siegel interviews SIPA Trustee Irving Picard and his Chief Counsel David Sheehan

Madoff Recovery Initiative surpasses $5 billion in distributions to allowed claimants; CNBC’s Scott Cohn discusses latest recovery with BakerHostetler’s SIPA Trustee Irving Picard and his Chief Counsel David Sheehan

Madoff Recovery Initiative Marks Fourth Anniversary … Moves into Fifth Year Still Building Recovery Momentum

BakerHostetler’s work recovering more than half of the losses in the Madoff Ponzi scheme featured on WNYC in interview on The Brian Lehrer Show

Press Release: Second Interim Distribution of Recovered Funds to Madoff Claim Holders

Press Release: United States Supreme Court Denies Certiorari, Upholding Net Equity Decision in BLMIS Liquidation

The Wall Street Journal showcases BakerHostetler and the “unprecedented magnitude” of the global recovery efforts in article “The Madoff Liquidation, Three Years Later”

Press Release: Initial Interim Distribution of Recovered Funds to Madoff Claims Holders

The New York Times reports on BakerHostetler’s negotiation and settlement with the Picower Estate for $5 billion in the SIPA liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC

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<li>Represented a former London-based JPMorgan Chase managing director, nicknamed &#8220;the London Whale” by the media, in investigations conducted by the DOJ, the SEC and the CFTC, related to a multibillion-dollar trading loss in synthetic credit derivatives. Represented the client in parallel U.S. and U.K. investigations, securing a rare non-prosecution agreement with the DOJ and agreements with the SEC and the CFTC, including one of the first non-prosecution agreements executed by the CFTC for an individual.</li>
<li>Represented sitting Congressman in criminal and SEC insider trading investigations and prosecutions in the Southern District of New York.</li>
<li>Represented Venezuelan diplomat charged with FCPA violations and money laundering in evidentiary hearings related to his assertion of a novel diplomatic immunity defense and challenge to extradition.</li>
<li>Represented individuals and an entity in the DOJ criminal investigation into the alleged loss of billions of dollars by the Malaysian 1MDB Fund.</li>
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Other Representative White-Collar Matters
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<li>Represented an entity, high-profile individuals and former government officials in the investigation conducted by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller.</li>
<li>Represented a former executive director of a registered investment advisor in connection with an investigation by DOJ and the SEC of an alleged fraudulent scheme to hide losses in the investment advisor’s flagship fund.</li>
<li>Represented former officer of telecommunications company in criminal and SEC investigation and prosecution in the Southern District of New York for accounting and securities fraud.</li>
<li>Represented closely held hospitality company and its principals in investigation by DOJ Tax Division.</li>
<li>Represented upstream oil and gas company in environmental criminal investigation by DOJ and EPA.</li>
<li>Represented a leading public affairs agency in connection with a high-profile federal civil and criminal investigation related to trading by an activist investor.</li>
<li>Represented Chief Compliance Officer of a broker-dealer in connection with anti-money laundering investigation by FINRA.</li>
<li>Represented political consulting firm in connection with federal criminal investigation of a campaign finance staffer.</li>
<li>Represented an officer of a healthcare management firm in connection with parallel civil False Claims Act and criminal healthcare fraud investigations by the Department of Justice.</li>
<li>Retained as an expert witness on U.S. law pertaining to criminal procedure and federal court practice in connection with U.K. litigation concerning the alleged manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).</li>
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Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Matters
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<li>Represents numerous foreign claimants in one of the largest civil forfeiture actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative involving alleged corruption, embezzlement and money laundering by a former Nigerian president and his family and associates.</li>
<li>Represented foreign oil exploration company in action brought by DOJ for civil forfeiture of $380 million award from an arbitration against Venezuelan state-owned oil company.</li>
<li>Represented Singapore office of multinational consulting firm in connection with criminal and civil asset forfeiture and money laundering investigation by DOJ.</li>
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 Internal Investigations and Corporate Compliance Advice
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<li>Advised the U.S. subsidiary of an international industrial conglomerate on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act compliance.</li>
<li>Advised multinational consulting company on establishment of anti-money laundering and anti-corruption compliance policies and procedures for new U.S. subsidiary.</li>
<li>Conducted internal investigations for a hospital, a medical group and a public health contractor with regard to data incidents concerning HIPAA protected information and potential False Claims Act exposure</li>
<li>Conducted internal investigations for publicly and non-publicly traded corporations concerning issues related to the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, potential insider trading, immigration laws, employment laws, ransomware attacks, and data breaches.</li>
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Complex Civil Litigation
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<li>Represented through trial four former executives of an Internet services company in a civil action brought by the Federal Trade Commission in the Southern District of Florida alleging that the individuals, and more than 40 corporate entities, violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by operating websites that were allegedly deceptive and misleading to consumers.</li>
<li>Successfully defended in federal district court and on appeal a UK based, SEC registered, investment advisor in litigation with a US broker dealer concerning subscriptions into newly formed investment fund.</li>
<li>Represented private equity firm in federal district court litigation alleging fraud and breach of representations and warranties by former owners of portfolio company.</li>
<li>Represented New York public authority in federal jury trial involving breach of contract claims against a pharmacy benefit manager.</li>
<li>Represented and advised the court-appointed SEC receiver of the Michael Kenwood Group, LLC, a complex family of hedge funds operating as a Ponzi scheme through numerous investment companies and affiliates in the U.S., the Cayman Islands, and Latin America. Performed strategic decision making and counseled receiver on potential courses of action resulting in recovery of more than $300 million for defrauded investors. Supervised the team’s global investigation and federal district court litigation seeking assets misappropriated through purported offshore hedge funds operated by the fund principals.</li>
<li>Supervised various litigation teams of BakerHostetler attorneys and forensic professionals handling the investigation and litigation stemming from the firm’s appointment as counsel to the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) Trustee in the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC in connection with Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.</li>
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 Prior Experience
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<li>As assistant U.S. attorney, Jonathan acted as the lead prosecutor in one of the largest mortgage fraud prosecutions in the Southern District of New York, resulting in the closure of a corrupt mortgage brokerage and title company and the convictions of dozens of real estate professionals, bank employees and attorneys. He was a senior member of a special strike force investigating mortgage fraud and other financial schemes in response to the financial crisis. He also investigated and prosecuted complex criminal cases involving bank, mortgage and other commercial fraud; securities fraud; insurance and healthcare fraud; offshore illegal Internet gambling; money laundering; international trafficking in counterfeit goods; racketeering; conspiracy; murder; robbery; obstruction of justice; extortion; alien smuggling; and narcotics offenses. Jonathan was a first chair trial lawyer on numerous federal criminal jury trials.</li>
<li>Gained significant civil litigation experience as a trial attorney in the Federal Programs Branch of the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Defended federal statutes, policies, regulations and programs of national significance against challenges, including those based upon claimed violations of constitutional law. Successfully defended the U.S. in landmark NAFTA litigation, was lead counsel for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation in claims against the Islamic Republic of Iran and defended numerous federal agencies in a wide range of lawsuits. Received a special commendation award for Outstanding Service in the Civil Division.</li>
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