Nicole Friedlander

Practice Areas

White-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, regulatory enforcement proceedings, cybersecurity

Career

Nicole Friedlander is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s Criminal Defense and Investigations Group and co-head of its Cybersecurity Practice. Ms. Friedlander represents clients in complex internal investigations, regulatory enforcement proceedings and criminal matters involving every aspect of white-collar crime, including fraud, FCPA, insider trading, theft of trade secrets, money laundering and tax matters. She has represented the world’s biggest financial institutions in high-stakes investigations, and has persuaded federal authorities to decline to pursue charges in a range of matters, including with respect to alleged corruption, anti-money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act and internal controls violations.

Ms. Friedlander joined the Firm in 2016 from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where she was Chief of the Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit, and served for over eight years. As a federal prosecutor, Ms. Friedlander brought landmark, high-profile cases in both white collar crime and cybersecurity, and tried numerous successful cases to verdict.

Professional Memberships

Co-chair, New York Chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association

Personal

New York University School of Law (J.D., 2001); University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1998)