Patricia A. Pileggi
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Ms. Pileggi concentrates her practice in the area of white collar criminal defense. She has more than 25 years of experience in criminal investigations and trials. She has represented individuals and businesses in federal and state criminal investigations and proceedings concerning securities fraud, bid-rigging, tax fraud, healthcare fraud, money laundering, mail and wire fraud, bribery and public corruption. In addition, she has represented individuals in regulatory investigations. She has also been appointed as a Special Master in a federal civil lawsuit.

Ms. Pileggi served for four years in the Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice (1979-1983) and more than 20 years at the United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York (Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island) (1983-2004). In the United States Attorney's Office, Ms. Pileggi held a number of supervisory positions including Chief of the Public Integrity Section (1999-2004), Tax Fraud Coordinator (1999-2004), and Senior Litigation Counsel (1989-1999). She has tried more than 30 cases to a jury verdict and has argued on numerous occasions before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Ms. Pileggi personally handled significant investigations and prosecutions involving money laundering, public corruption, health care fraud, tax fraud, bank fraud, and securities fraud.

As Chief of the Public Integrity Section, Ms. Pileggi supervised investigations and prosecutions of individuals and companies involved in defrauding local, state and federal agencies of millions of dollars, officials who accepted bribes in exchange for preferential treatment in the awarding of contracts, and health care fraud including HIPPA compliance, fraud control programs and Medicaid programs.

As the Tax Fraud Coordinator for the United States Attorney's Office, Ms. Pileggi supervised criminal tax prosecutions. In addition, throughout her career, Ms. Pileggi has personally investigated and prosecuted many complex criminal tax prosecutions including those involving money laundering, tax shelters, bankruptcy fraud, and payroll taxes.

During her career, Ms. Pileggi has earned the Tax Division's Outstanding Attorney Award, Special Achievement Awards from the Department of Justice, and many commendations from law enforcement agencies. In January 2004, Ms. Pileggi was one of two Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the country to receive the IRS Criminal Investigation's highest award, the "Chief's Award." In 2002, Ms. Pileggi was one of five individuals to receive a National Public Service Award from the National Academy of Public Administrators. In addition, Ms. Pileggi had taught at the Department of Justice's Trial Advocacy Program.

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