Ryan Poscablo

White-Collar Defense | Financial Services Investigations & Enforcement | Independent & Internal Investigations | Education | Blockchain & Cryptocurrency | Monitorship | DEI Enforcement Response Team | Sports Integrity Team

Ryan Poscablo is chair of Steptoe's Investigations and White-Collar Defense group. An experienced criminal defense lawyer, corporate litigator, and former federal prosecutor, he represents companies and individuals before the US Department of Justice (DOJ), various state attorneys general, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Ryan also advises clients on white-collar antitrust matters before the European Union and various regulatory agencies worldwide.

Clients benefit from his experience in criminal cases involving securities and commodities fraud, corporate embezzlement and theft, Medicare fraud, bid-rigging, bribery, and kleptocracy. He has conducted investigations involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Ryan has counseled companies on compliance issues and has served as the independent compliance consultant for a global financial institution and a domestic financial company. He has been retained by Boards of Directors and Audit Committees to conduct independent investigations of misconduct.

Ryan also has extensive experience representing colleges, universities, and secondary institutions in investigations and litigation involving Titles IX, VI, and VII, as well as other alleged misconduct. He has counseled academic institutions on issues related to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and various issues related to athletics.

In addition to his criminal and compliance-related experience, Ryan has significant civil experience. He has defended Fortune 500 companies in national class action litigations and represented global investment management firms in investigations and litigation involving LIBOR, foreign exchange, and residential mortgage-backed securities.

Prior to returning to private practice, Ryan spent six years as an assistant US attorney for the US Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York. During this time, he conducted numerous investigations that led to charges for bank, wire, mortgage, and tax fraud, as well as identify theft, Medicare and healthcare fraud, and money laundering. A trial lawyer by training, he led multi-defendant investigations resulting in convictions for racketeering, terrorism, fraud, and violent crime. He won all 12 significant criminal trials he handled as lead counsel or co-lead counsel.

American Bar Association

Federal Bar Council

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

National Filipino American Lawyers Association

Filipino American Lawyers Association of New York

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

National Association of College and University Attorneys

New York City Bar Association

New York State Bar Association