About

Provided by Harris St. Laurent LLP

When businesses or individuals are facing government scrutiny, investigation, indictment, or trial, they require swift, strategic, and effective legal representation. Our nationally recognized team of first-chair trial lawyers protects our clients’ liberty, reputation, and long-term interests in high-stakes matters across the country.

We are counsel nationwide to individuals, companies, and institutions subject to criminal prosecutions, government investigations, and regulatory enforcement actions.

The lawyers on our team have extensive experience engaging with state and federal agencies and regulators. Many served as federal and state public defenders prior to their private practice. We regularly handle actions brought by the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Offices across the country, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FINRA, Congress, and state attorneys general, among others.

In addition, we have defended clients from a wide array of allegations including securities fraud, business fraud, government procurement fraud, public corruption, health care fraud, tax fraud, fraud related to crypto, insider trading, antitrust, violations of national security law, money laundering, and asset forfeiture.

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Litigation: Specialist Firms in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - New York

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What the Team is Known For

Harris St. Laurent LLP is an accomplished white-collar boutique concentrating on individual client representation. Extensive portfolio of criminal cases that includes wire and securities fraud indictments, federal trials and allegations of insider trading. Regularly handles cross-border disputes. Notable strength in matters involving parallel SEC proceedings.

Work Highlights

  • Harris St. Laurent LLP represented now-retired UK solicitor Neil David Gerrard, the former head of the global while collar group for Dechert LLP, as lead counsel in a RICO suit brought in US federal court. The suit alleges that Gerrard led a hack-and-dump scheme to target the purported enemies of Dechert client Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew St. Laurent
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Andrew St. Laurent
5
Band 5
Andrew St. Laurent operates a broad regulatory and white-collar litigation practice. He fields particular expertise in the defense of individuals facing high-stakes proceedings.

He is deeply knowledgeable on the law and a terrific advocate.

Andrew is brilliant. He is a real lawyer’s lawyer.

Andrew St. Laurent is a very effective advocate for his clients.

Andrew is a very dedicated defense lawyer.

Jonathan Harris
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Jonathan Harris
5
Band 5
Jonathan Harris is an SEC expert who offers individuals further representation in criminal proceedings and trials. He frequently defends against allegations of financial fraud.

Jonathan is a very talented lawyer.

Jonathan is an excellent litigator. He is a smart, strategic and tactical lawyer.

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Harris St. Laurent LLP

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Andrew St. Laurent
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Andrew St. Laurent
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Jonathan Harris
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Jonathan Harris
5
Band 5

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