Bridget is a Member in the firm's New York and Washington, D.C. offices, where she practices in the Litigation Section and is part of the White Collar Defense, Health Care Enforcement Defense, and Corporate Compliance & Internal Investigations practice groups.
Bridget, a former chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, has extensive experience handling matters involving allegations of corporate fraud, both from her tenure as a federal prosecutor and from her current work defending corporations and individual clients. She regularly handles matters involving the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys' Offices, Securities and Exchange Commission, New York State Attorney General, and Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
Bridget has extensive experience in federal court, where she has won numerous jury trials and successfully argued numerous appeals. She previously supervised and personally conducted complex criminal investigations, including witness interviews, document review, and coordination with federal and state law enforcement agencies. She now counsels corporations and individuals with respect to investigations and also conducts proactive reviews for fraud and corruption. Bridget's experience includes matters involving business and securities fraud, health care fraud, public corruption, racketeering, antiquities, money laundering, and tax offenses.
Additionally, Bridget currently serves as counsel to the court-appointed Review Officer for the New York City District Council of Carpenters and its Benefit Funds.
Bridget has frequently been recognized for her outstanding trial and investigative skills. She received the prestigious Director's Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant U.S. Attorney from the U.S. attorney general. She also received the Federal Prosecutor of the Year Award from the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation. Additionally, Bridget has lectured at the ABA Securities Fraud Institute, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Labor, New York City Bar, New York County Lawyers' Association, Federal Bar Association and elsewhere on criminal law, trial advocacy, ethical issues, securities fraud, racketeering, and other topics. She also has the honor of an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
Recently, Bridget spoke about Insider Trading post-Galleon at an event sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel Greater New York. Notably, she authored The Government Investigator Is Knocking: Now What?-a 132-page guide published by the Association of Corporate Counsel. Another recent publication is a July 2010 article in the New York Law Journal about changes in federal law regarding theft of honest services. Other articles written by Bridget address proactively reviewing corporate policies and practices to avoid fraud and abuse and being ethically compliant when conducting investigations.
Bridget is a magna cum laude graduate of the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, where she received her B.A. (1983). She received her J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of Maryland School of Law (1986). She thereafter clerked for the Hon. Frederic N. Smalkin of the U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Before becoming an assistant U.S. attorney, Bridget was a litigation associate at Piper & Marbury in Baltimore.
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