Bonnie Baker

Practice Areas

Bonnie Baker is an experienced litigator and white collar criminal defense attorney who represents individuals and companies in actions arising under the securities laws, in complex financial and tort litigations, and in regulatory and criminal investigations involving allegations of money laundering, insider trading, mail and wire fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, sexual abuse and misconduct, defamation, and other white collar matters. She also counsels clients on pre-litigation, litigation avoidance, and compliance matters.

Career

Bonnie was a member of the Friedman Kaplan defense team that represented the former Chief Financial Officer of Archegos Capital Management in a prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, including through a 2024 nine-week criminal trial involving charges of RICO conspiracy, securities fraud, and mail and wire fraud relating to the 2021 collapse of the family office.

Her recent notable work also includes the representation of a UK national for whom Friedman Kaplan secured a complete acquittal after a lengthy trial spanning almost three years in an international white collar case involving charges of fraud, bribery, money laundering, and tax evasion.

Bonnie is a member of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association and the Legislative Committee for the New York State Bar Association’s Women in Law Section, a contributor to the New York Law Journal, and is an active leader in several community organizations.