Harry Sandick

Harry Sandick is a Partner in Patterson Belknap’s Litigation department and a member of the Firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations team. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Mr. Sandick focuses his practice on white collar criminal defense, internal investigations, securities fraud litigation and civil and criminal appellate litigation. Mr. Sandick has represented clients at every stage of the criminal process, ranging from witnesses who require counsel for an interview with the government during a grand jury investigation, to those who have been indicted and sentenced for serious white-collar offenses. Mr. Sandick also has developed particular experience in the representation of non-profit organizations such as universities, museums, foundations and charities, in connection with government investigations and other litigation matters.

He previously spent six years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York; Served as Deputy Chief for Criminal Appeals and as Acting Chief of the Violent Crimes Unit.

Chair, Federal Courts Committee, NYC Bar (2018-present); Member, Board of Editors, Business Crimes Bulletin (Law Journal Press) (2017-present); Member, Board of Directors, New York Council of Defense Lawyers (2022-present)

J.D., 1995, Harvard Law School, cum laude, served as Editor-in-Chief of Harvard Human Rights Journal; B.A., 1992, University of Pennsylvania, magna cum laude