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Darren LaVerne
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- Partner
- New York
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Darren LaVerne counsels and advocates for individuals and companies in sensitive, complicated and high-stakes matters involving criminal and regulatory trials, hearings, investigations, and related civil proceedings. He has defended clients charged with insider trading and other violations of the securities laws, bribery, wire fraud, money laundering, and related crimes, as well as counseled clients under investigation and seeking to fend off charges. Darren has extensive experience representing clients before the SEC and has successfully handled complex investigations into alleged regulatory violations, responding to subpoenas, conducting internal investigations, presenting to the SEC, and zealously advocating for his clients. He regularly represents clients under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the SEC, the New York County District Attorney’s Office, and the New York State Attorney General’s Office, among other regulatory and law-enforcement authorities. Darren has represented clients appearing as witnesses before grand juries and at trial, ensuring that they are well prepared and their rights are protected.
Experience
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Represents former CFO of Silicon Valley Bank in connection with multiple governmental investigations.
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Represented a former bank CEO in a criminal bribery prosecution in the Southern District of New York.
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Represented the general counsel of a multibillion-dollar, global company in connection with an SEC lawsuit in the District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging failure to timely disclose a loss contingency under the securities laws.
Credentials
Education
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J.D., magna cum laude, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2004 - David Werner Amram Prize in civil procedure
- P. Pemberton Morris Prize in evidence, pleading and practice
- James Wilson Scholarship
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M.A., Columbia University, 1997 -
B.A., cum laude, Duke University, 1995
Bar Admissions
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New York, 2005
Clerkships
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Honorable John M. Walker, Jr., U.S.C.A., 2nd Circuit, 2004 - 2005
Court Admissions
- U.S.C.A., 11th Circuit, 2021
- U.S.C.A., 9th Circuit, 2021
- U.S.C.A., 4th Circuit, 2021
- U.S.C.A., 2nd Circuit, 2007
- U.S.C.A., District of Columbia, 2007
- U.S.D.C., Eastern District of Michigan, 2007
- U.S.D.C., Eastern District of New York, 2022
- U.S.D.C., Southern District of New York, 2006
Professional Affiliations
- Lawyers Council, Citizens Crime Commission of New York City
- International Bar Association, Criminal Law, Business Crime, Human Rights, and Litigation Committees
- Fund for Modern Courts, Board Member
- New York Council of Defense Lawyers, Member
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