 Susan
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Susan Brune’s practice focuses on white-collar defense, commercial litigation, and internal
investigations. Ms. Brune has been consistently recognized
for excellence in the practice of law. Superlawyers
has identified her as one of the "Top 100 Lawyers in New York."
Ms. Brune successfully represents clients in white-collar criminal
investigations and prosecutions, and in civil proceedings. She has
repeatedly warded off indictment and regulatory charges, through
sound strategic choices, meticulous preparation and forceful
advocacy. Her criminal and civil cases have included allegations of
securities fraud, accounting fraud, insider trading, health care and
other government contract fraud, tax-related fraud, money
laundering, antitrust violations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
violations, customs violations, and bank fraud. She practices in
federal and state court, and before the SEC, FINRA and other
enforcement agencies.
Experienced in the courtroom, she most recently obtained the
acquittal of a Bear Stearns hedge fund
manager in a federal jury trial. She also recently obtained the dismissal of a civil
suit against a hedge fund manager related to short selling.
Other representative public matters include:
- Defense of a securities broker in a criminal case, and in
multiple civil cases and arbitrations across the country
concerning tax-related transactions
- Defense of a chief accounting officer in criminal and civil
matters relating to stock options backdating
- Defense of securities firm executives and brokers in SEC and
NYSE investigative
and enforcement matters relating to mutual fund market timing and late trading
- Defense of an NYSE specialist in an enforcement matter concerning
alleged interpositioning and trading ahead
- Defense of a law firm partner in a civil suit alleging
breach of fiduciary duty
- Representation of various bankers, analysts and Enron employees in
investigative and civil matters relating to the collapse of Enron
Ms. Brune also handles internal investigations in both private
and public settings. She has served as counsel to a special
litigation committee and as counsel to the future claimants'
representative related to a large-scale bankruptcy. She has often
served as a court-appointed SEC receiver and as a monitor.
Over the years, she has served as receiver for,
among other entities, a broker-dealer, a hedge fund, trading
entities, a disgorgement fund, and an entertainment company. She
has served as an outside monitor for a large seafood concern and for
an electrical contractor.
From 1990 to 1997, Ms. Brune served as an Assistant United States
Attorney in the Southern District of New York, where she prosecuted
numerous white-collar matters, including significant fraud, public corruption, embezzlement and
healthcare fraud cases. While an Assistant U.S. Attorney, she taught
trial techniques at the U.S. Department of Justice's Advanced Civil
Trial Advocacy.
From 1988 through 1990, Ms. Brune served as a law clerk to Judge
Whitman Knapp in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York.
Ms. Brune is a 1988 honors graduate of Harvard
Law School. In 1985, she received an M.A. in American history from
Columbia University. In 1983, she received a B.A. from the Honors
College of the University of Michigan.
Ms. Brune speaks frequently on topics related to white-collar
defense. Speaking engagements include:
- Defending the White Collar Case: In and Out of Court,
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers White Collar
Crime Conference, October 2009
- Ethics for Commercial Litigators, Practicing Law
Institute, July 2009
- The Future of Corporate Criminal Liability,
International Bar Association Transnational Crime Conference, June
2009
- Managing Complex Litigation: Legal Strategies and Best
Practices in "High Stakes" Cases, Practicing Law
Institute, November 2008
- Direct & Cross Examination of Witnesses and Navigating
Objections, CitiBar Center for
Continuing Legal Education, September 2007
- Privileges in
Regulatory & Criminal Investigations: Legal & Ethical Issues,
CitiBar Center for Continuing Legal Education, June 2006
- Federal Criminal Practice Institute, New York County
Lawyers’ Association, April 2000, May 2001, October
2004, and October 2007
- ABC’s of Federal Criminal Practice: A Practical Primer, CitiBar
Center for Continuing Legal Education, April 1999, September 2004, October
2005, and October 2007.
In January 2009, the New York State Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers conferred on Ms. Brune the Honorable S. Thurgood
Marshall Award for Outstanding Practitioner.
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