Renee L. Jarusinsky

Renee L. Jarusinsky is a seasoned white collar litigator at Ford O’Brien Landy LLP. She assists her clients from New York City, New York, with legal issues involving white collar criminal defense, government compliance and regulatory defense, internal investigations, sanctions-related advocacy, asset forfeiture, and foreign agent registration. With over two decades of experience investigating and litigating intricate financial crimes and corruption, her cases range from not-for-profit fraud, government contract fraud, pension fraud, securities and accounting fraud to campaign finance schemes, identity theft and bank fraud.From the perspective of both a defense attorney and a prosecutor, Ms. Jarusinsky’s legal services are unrivaled to what any other attorneys provide in her field. Before joining Ford O’Brien Landy LLP, she served as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office for more than 10 years. In this role, she administered corruption investigations conducted by other staff and her own caseload. A strategic powerhouse, she was awarded the Louis J. Lefkowitz Award for Outstanding Service by the New York State Attorney General for the investigation she did on private attorneys who unlawfully received state pension benefits.Ms. Jarusinsky completed her undergraduate studies at the Purchase College State University of New York in 1995, graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. She earned her doctorate in jurisprudence from the Fordham University School of Law in 2000. A voracious writer, she has her articles published by the White Collar Crime Division of the American Bar Association and the Fordham Urban Law Journal. She is currently admitted to practice law in the state of New York and appears before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.