Paul Krieger

Paul Krieger, co-founder of the firm, is an accomplished trial lawyer, litigator, and advisor. He represents officers, directors, professionals, corporations, and non-profits in sensitive and complex investigations, trials, and other criminal, regulatory, and civil proceedings.

Paul has handled significant matters that involve all aspects of white-collar crime, including allegations of securities fraud, accounting fraud, bribery, embezzlement, money laundering, tax offenses, and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and False Claims Act. Paul also extensively advises, litigates, and defends individuals and corporations in high profile cryptocurrency and cybersecurity matters. In addition to his criminal and regulatory work, Paul represents corporations and individuals in complex commercial litigation.

Paul co-founded the firm after serving for nine years as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Paul was an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), where he supervised the Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit as well as the Narcotics Unit.

Paul has significant experience handling matters involving international enforcement agencies as well as domestic regulatory authorities, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the New York State Attorney General.

Paul has conducted numerous high-profile fraud and public corruption trials. Paul has also briefed and argued multiple appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In addition, Paul is the co-author of the chapter, “Representing Clients in Cybercrime and Cryptocurrency Investigations,” in the highly acclaimed treatise for practitioners, “Defending Corporations and Individuals in Government Investigations.”