Rebecca Ricigliano

Practice Areas

White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement

Litigation and Trial

Financial Services

Securities Fraud and Financial Investigations

Government Contracts Investigations

National Security

Supply Chain Management

State Attorneys General

Monitorships and Independent Counsel

Investigations

Career

When facing complex government inquiries, institutions and individuals turn to Rebecca Monck Ricigliano. A former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York and former First Assistant Attorney General for the State of New Jersey, Rebecca’s practical and methodical approach to her representations draw on her significant government and trial experience, making her a top-choice for clients under scrutiny. Clients appreciate and value her effective counseling, sound judgment, and her ability to effectively blend her criminal defense experience with seasoned compliance advice.

Rebecca is a skilled investigations and trial lawyer and in addition to her robust practice, serves as the co-chair of Crowell’s White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Group and a member of the firm’s Financial Services and Investigations practices.

She conducts internal sensitive investigations for publicly traded and privately held companies, and defends companies and individuals, including executives and licensed individuals, in matters brought by the United States Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and various State Attorneys General, including grand jury investigations, Congressional investigations, civil enforcement investigations, and regulatory enforcement actions. Rebecca’s work for clients also includes extensive counseling on remedial measures and on the development and update of corporate compliance programs and other corporate policies. Her representations span many industries, including highly-regulated industries such as the financial services, technology, transportation, government contracting, and aerospace and defense sectors.

Prior to joining Crowell, Rebecca served nearly 10 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the SDNY, where she tried numerous cases and briefed and argued appeals before the Second Circuit. During her time at SDNY, Rebecca was a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force and held various supervisory positions, including Chief of the Narcotics Unit and Senior Trial Counsel in the Public Corruption Unit. She was recognized by her colleagues for her efforts, receiving the Federal Drug Agents Foundation True American Hero Award and the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Investigations Award for Excellence.

After leaving the SDNY, Rebecca served as the First Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey. In that role, she supervised complex criminal investigations and prosecutions and affirmative Consumer Fraud and False Claims Act cases. She also assisted in the management of over 7,000 employees and fourteen divisions, and the coordination of a budget of nearly half a billion dollars.

Professional Memberships

When There Are Nine Scholarship Project, Steering Committee Member

Chairperson, Federal Bar Foundation, Board of Directors

Federal Bar Council American Inn of Court

Federal Bar Council, Criminal Law Committee

New York Council of Defense Lawyers

Women's White Collar Defense Association, New York City Chapter

Experience

Government Experience

New Jersey

First Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety

Department of Justice: United States Attorney's Office

Southern District of New York: Deputy Chief;

Chief of the Narcotics Unit;

Senior Trial Counsel, Public Corruption Unit

Publications

Former Federal Prosecutors React To Changes In The DOJ Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy | 01.20.23

Compliance & Enforcement

DOJ's 'Déjà Vu All Over Again' For Corporate Crime | 11.10.21

Westlaw Today

Prosecuting Union Corruption | 08.01.21

The Anticorruption Manual: A Guide for State Prosecutors, National Association of Attorneys General

The CARES Act And Lessons From The Past: What Prior Investigative Responses To Crises Tell Us About The Future | 04.27.20

Westlaw

The Rise of Insider Trading as a Title 18 Offense | 03.11.20

The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, Vol. 53, No. 5

Government Contracts Bullet Points: Federal Guidance | 12.16.19

Westlaw

How FinCEN's New Global Investigation Division Changes The Department Enforcement Landscape | 10.25.19

Westlaw Journal White-Collar Crime

White Collar – AGs: Watching out for Consumers | 01.09.19

Crowell & Moring's Litigation Forecast 2019

Joining a Law Firm? Choose the Right One for You with These 4 Tips | 11.29.18

ABA For Law Students

Financial Regulators Have Gotten the Memo—The "Brand Memo" | 09.21.18

SA Financial Regulation Journal

Education