Kelly T Currie

Practice Areas

White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

Congressional Investigations

Investigations

Privacy and Cybersecurity Investigations

Litigation and Trial

False Claims Act and Procurement Fraud

Anti-Corruption and FCPA

National Security

State Attorneys General

Securities Fraud and Financial Investigations

Career

Kelly Currie is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s nationally-recognized White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Group and a member of the firm’s Investigations Practice.

He is a former federal prosecutor and an experienced trial lawyer who defends companies and individuals in government investigations, white collar criminal defense matters, regulatory enforcement actions, and corporate internal investigations. Kelly has been recognized as a leader in the white collar and government investigations bar by Chambers USA. According to Chambers, he "brings a wealth of expertise handling all manner of domestic and cross-border criminal proceedings, as well as government and internal investigations." "He is a terrific, talented attorney." Kelly was also named as a top-rated white collar criminal defense attorney by The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers magazine.

Government Service

For over a dozen years, Kelly served as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, and held a number of leadership positions, including Acting U.S. Attorney, Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, and Chief of the Violent Crimes and Terrorism Section.

As Acting U.S. Attorney, he was responsible for all criminal and civil litigation in the district on behalf of the United States and supervised more than 175 Assistant U.S. Attorneys. He oversaw a number of high-profile matters, including the investigation and indictment of dozens of high-ranking FIFA officials and sports marketing executives on charges related to alleged bribery and kickback schemes corrupting FIFA and other international soccer governing bodies. In overseeing the EDNY's Civil Division, Kelly supervised investigations and matters involving the False Claims Act and the Financial Institution Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA).

Earlier in his career at the EDNY, Kelly led numerous complex, global investigations and prosecutions, including those involving violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), money laundering, export control violations, the financing of terrorist organizations, and other national security matters. Kelly has tried over fifteen federal jury trials to verdict and argued many cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. His trials have involved securities and wire fraud, money laundering, international terrorist financing, multi-defendant RICO prosecutions, and tax fraud. He is a recipient of the Eastern District Association’s Charles E. Rose Award for outstanding service as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.

In addition to his service as a federal prosecutor, Kelly has extensive experience in international negotiations and dispute resolution. During his career, he served as a senior advisor to former U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell, who chaired the Northern Ireland Political Negotiations that resulted in the historic Good Friday Agreement. Kelly also served as a senior advisor to Senator Mitchell in his role as chairman of an international fact-finding commission on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Kelly was in private practice at an international firm where he represented corporations and individuals in white collar criminal defense matters and securities litigation.

Kelly has served as a panelist and faculty member at DOJ and bar association conferences related to white collar prosecutions, federal criminal practice, and national security matters.

Professional Memberships

New York Council of Defense Lawyers

Federal Bar Council

American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section

Irish American Bar Association of New York

Publications

COVID-19 Stay-At-Home And Traveler Quarantine Orders Pose Enforcement Challenges For Local Officials | 04.22.20

American City and County

Investigations – Under Pressure and Out of Time | 01.17.17

Crowell & Moring's Litigation Forecast 2017

Education

Experience

Government Experience

Department of Justice: United States Attorney's Office

Eastern District of New York: Acting U.S. Attorney; Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney, 2014 — 2016

Department of Justice: United States Attorney's Office

Eastern District of New York: Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division; Chief, Violent Crimes & Terrorism Section; Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1999 — 2010