Anthony Piccirillo represents clients in a variety of complex, high-stakes litigations and government investigations. He has significant experience advising financial institutions and other companies in securities litigation and complex contract disputes, including class actions, shareholder derivative suits and M&A litigation. He also represents companies and individuals in government investigations related to securities and accounting fraud, Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
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Education
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Fordham University School of Law, 2012 J.D.
summa cum laude; Fordham Law Review, Senior Articles Editor
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Georgetown University, 2009 B.S.F.S.
summa cum laude
Clerkships
- Hon. Loretta A. Preska, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY (2013-2014)
Admissions
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U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York 2015
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U.S. District Court Southern District of New York 2015
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New York 2013
Anthony C. Piccirillo is Counsel in the Firm’s Litigation Department. Anthony represents clients in a wide variety of complex commercial litigation including securities, class action and shareholder derivative litigations. He also represents companies and individuals in government investigations related to securities and accounting fraud, Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Foreign Agents Registration Act. He dedicates significant time to pro bono matters, having successfully obtained asylum for clients from the Gambia and Syria, and most recently focusing on veterans’ benefits litigation.
Anthony’s representative experience includes:
- Global financial institution in multiple cross-agency investigations (DOJ, SEC, CFTC, DFS) related to compliance with Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering laws
- Sterling Partners in securities class action relating to alleged misrepresentations concerning Adeptus Health’s operational performance and financial statements
- Pharmaceutical and biotechnology company in a variety of indemnity disputes arising out of tort litigation
- Pfizer in putative securities class action related to the 2020 combination of Pfizer’s Upjohn business with Mylan to create Viatris
- Individual in DOJ criminal investigations related to alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Foreign Agents Registration Act
- DB Structured Products, Inc. in dismissal of RMBS “revival” action before the New York State Court of Appeals
- Capital management firm in DOJ and SEC investigations regarding potential insider trading
- Underwriters of UP Fintech’s IPO in dismissal of putative class action
- Underwriters of Trivago’s IPO in Second Circuit appeal affirming dismissal of putative securities class action
Anthony previously completed a one-year clerkship with Hon. Loretta A. Preska, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He received his J.D., summa cum laude, from Fordham University School of Law in 2012, where he was Senior Articles Editor of the Fordham Law Review. He received his B.S.F.S., summa cum laude, from Georgetown University in 2009.