Austin J. McGuigan

Austin J. McGuigan, is a founding member and the Chief Executive Officer of the firm. Mr. McGuigan has over 35 years of experience trying criminal and civil cases. As a former Chief State's Attorney for the State of Connecticut and the former Chief Prosecutor, Statewide Organized Crime Task Force, he has handled a wide variety of high-profile cases. Over the years his private practice focus has expanded and he has been primary counsel on a wide variety of civil matters and Corporate and Government Investigations. He has specialized in the defense of Intellectual Property/Trade Secret Litigation as well as Corporate Investigations both in Regulatory and Criminal Cases. Mr. McGuigan has tried cases in China before the China International Arbitration Board and in Taiwan. Past Employment Positions: U.S. Army Special Agent, Counter Intelligence, 1965-1968; Law Clerk to Justice P. Cotter, Connecticut Supreme Court, 1972-1973; Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, State of Connecticut, 1973-1975; Chief Prosecutor, Statewide Organized Crime Task Force, 1975-1978; Chief State's Attorney, State of Connecticut, 1978-1985. Lectures and Speeches: Keynote Speaker, CT Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, 2010; Lecturer, "A Conversation in Corruption", Yale Law School, 2004; Lecturer, Organized Crime, National College of District Attorneys, 1978 - 1983; Keynote Speaker, "White-Collar Crime and Corporate Liability", New England Corporate Counsel Society, 1992. Media Interviews: "American Mobster: Looking for Whitey", The Discovery Channel, 2002; "Federal Prosecution of Corporations", The Wall Street Reporter, 2001; "Burden of Proof - Martha Moxley", CNN, 2000; "The Economic Espionage Act", The Wall Street Reporter, 2000. Congressional Testimony: United States House of Representatives, Government Reform Committee, testified on "Justice Department Misconduct in Boston: Are Legislative Solutions Required?", 2002; United States House of Representatives, Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee International Economic Policy and Trade, testified on "Corporate and Industrial Espionage and Their Effects on American Competitiveness", 2000. Member, Statewide Organized Crime Task Force, 1975-1978.