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Provided by Christopher J. Gunther
Mr. Gunther's practice includes domestic and cross-border investigations and prosecutions. He has extensive experience litigating against the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other agencies and attorneys general. His representations have covered a wide range of matters, including securities laws and insider trading; banking, tax, accounting and medical device laws; anti-money laundering; and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Mr. Gunther also conducts internal investigations for entities and boards of directors in a variety of contexts and counsels on compliance issues. He has represented a New York state financial control board, as well as the governing boards of two public universities facing allegations of misconduct in their athletic programs.
J.D., St. John’s University, 1990 (magna cum laude; Managing Editor, Law Review), B.A., St. John's University, 1987 (summa cum laude), Law clerk, 1990-91, Hon. J. Daniel Mahoney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1996-2000, United States Attorney’s Office, EDNY.
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Christopher Gunther has a robust criminal and regulatory practice, which regularly sees him handling external and internal investigations and associated criminal proceedings for individual and corporate clients from a range of industry sectors.
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"He is a great communicator."
"Chris is really smart and very hard working."
"He has brilliant legal acumen."
"He is a great communicator."
"Chris is really smart and very hard working."
"He has brilliant legal acumen."
