Jerry D. Bernstein concentrates his practice in the areas of white collar criminal law and complex corporate and commercial litigation, handling high-profile cases throughout the country. Mr. Bernstein chairs Blank Rome's White Collar Defense and Investigations practice group, and represents both individuals and corporations in areas including:
· criminal prosecutions and grand jury investigations involving antitrust, securities, public corruption, FCPA, tax, money laundering, environmental, government contracts, and insurance fraud
· corporate internal investigations
· SEC and other federal regulatory proceedings
· civil RICO and qui tam cases
· commercial arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association and the International Chamber of Commerce
· design and implementation of corporate compliance programs
Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Bernstein was a federal prosecutor for more than ten years, serving first as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, DC, and then as a Special Attorney in the Organized Crime Strike Force in the Eastern District of New York. While at the Strike Force, Mr. Bernstein annually received the Justice Department's Special Achievement Award.
Mr. Bernstein serves as the Village Justice in Larchmont, New York.
Mr. Bernstein is a co-author of Audit Committees, published by the Bureau of National Affairs, on the establishment and maintenance of effective audit committees after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Mr. Bernstein has received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell: AV Preeminent. He is recognized as one of New York City's top litigators by Avenue magazine.
Representative Matters
· Acquittal after 11-month trial of high-level Marsh & McLennan executive in criminal antitrust prosecution brought by New York State Attorney General
· Following the verdict, Mr. Bernstein was named American Lawyer's "Litigator of the Week"
· Representation of public company employees in antitrust investigation of automobile industry being conducted by Department of Justice and European Commission
· Representation of Chairman/President/CEO of publicly traded shipping company in federal criminal antitrust investigation
· Representation of overseas executive in federal criminal antitrust investigation of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display industry (TFT-LCD)
· Representation of national food supplier and manufacturer in federal criminal antitrust investigation
· Representation of two managing directors at major investment bank in federal criminal antitrust investigation into bid rigging and kickbacks in issuance of municipal bonds
· Trial of high-profile public official in federal public corruption case in Las Vegas
· Representation of internet gaming company in federal criminal investigation and civil forfeiture case
· Representation of country's largest mortgage due diligence firm in connection with sub-prime mortgage investigations by the New York State Attorney General, SEC, and Connecticut Attorney General
· Representation of securities firm and principals in U.S. Attorney's Office and SEC "Squawk Box" investigation and prosecution of front-running by firm's traders
· Representation of national cosmetics company in federal civil RICO trial
· Trial of bank president in federal criminal bank fraud case
· Representation of U.S. software manufacturer in ICC arbitration proceeding in Paris
· Representation of major U.S. chemical company in $300 million fraudulent conveyance litigation in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware
· Representation of national mortgage company in federal criminal investigation and related qui tam action and HUD regulatory proceedings
· Representation of global chemical company in multi-district MTBE litigation
Community Service & Affiliations
Mr. Bernstein is a member of the White Collar Crime Committee of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Council, and the American Judges Association.
Memberships
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Council
American Judges Association
New York State Bar Association
New York State Magistrates Association
Westchester County Bar Association
Events
6TH ANNUAL EMERGING ISSUES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
[Event]
The Rittenhouse Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Friday, October 29, 2010
Grand Hyatt New York
November 12, 2010
Jerry D. Bernstein, Kevin J. Bruno, Lisa Casey Spaniel, Scott F. Cooper, Jennifer Hale Eagland, Lawrence A. Gross, et al.
RECENT TRENDS IN WHITE COLLAR PROSECUTIONS
[Event]
The ABA Mid-Atlantic Regional Committee of the Criminal Justice Section White Collar Crime Committee
Newark, NJ
June 10, 2010
Jerry D. Bernstein and Nicholas C. Harbist
RESPONDING TO ALLEGATIONS OF CORPORATE MISCONDUCT
[Event]
New York City
June 19, 2008
Jerry D. Bernstein and Michael S. Mullman
AUDIT COMMITTEES & FINANCIAL REPORTING PROBLEMS
[Event]
Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc.
January 15, 2008
Jerry D. Bernstein
EMERGING ISSUES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL 2006 SEMINAR
[Event]
Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia
October 27, 2006
Harvard Club, New York
November 3, 2006
Jerry D. Bernstein, Sheila E. Branyan, Edward N. Cahn, Harris N. Cogan, Frank A. Dante, Jeremy J.O. Harwood, et al.
STOCK OPTION BACKDATING AND PRACTICES CONFERENCE
[Event]
September 21, 2006
Frederick D. Lipman, Barry H. Genkin, Joseph T. Gulant, Jerry D. Bernstein and Ian M. Comisky
Publications
AUDIT COMMITTEES
[Book]
The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
2012
Frederick D. Lipman, Barry H. Genkin, Jerry D. Bernstein, Robert J. Mittman and Yelena M. Barychev
THE PEISER CASE-A VIVID EXAMPLE OF DISCOVERY VIOLATIONS
[Alert]
For The Defense
June 2009 (No. 13B)
Jerry D. Bernstein
AUDIT COMMITTEES
[Book]
The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
2008
Frederick D. Lipman, Barry H. Genkin, Jerry D. Bernstein and Robert J. Mittman
FOR THE DEFENSE
[Alert]
Quarterly Commentary on White Collar, Internal & Government Investigations
Fall 2007 (Vol. 2)
Jerry D. Bernstein, Ian M. Comisky, Michelle Gitlitz Courtney, Matthew D. Lee and Joseph G. Poluka
FOR THE DEFENSE
[Alert]
Quarterly Commentary on White Collar, Internal & Government Investigations
Summer 2007 (Vol. 1)
Jerry D. Bernstein, Ian M. Comisky, Michelle Gitlitz Courtney, Matthew D. Lee and Joseph G. Poluka
THE UPSIDE OF LETTING GO: SEVERANCE IN CRIMINAL TRIALS
[Alert]
White Collar Alert: For the Defense
June 2007 (No. 2)
Jerry D. Bernstein
COURT FINDS THAT THE GOVERNMENT IMPROPERLY INTERFERED WITH KPMG'S ADVANCEMENT OF LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES TO ITS PARTNERS AND EMPLOYEES UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND INDICTMENT
[Alert]
White Collar Alert
July 2006
Jerry D. Bernstein and Joseph G. Poluka
APPELLATE COURTS EXTEND "INTANGIBLE RIGHTS" THEORY OF MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD FROM CORRUPT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO PRIVATE-SECTOR
[Alert]
White Collar Alert
May 2006
Jerry D. Bernstein and Joseph G. Poluka
News
LAW360'S Q&A WITH JERRY BERNSTEIN
[Media Coverage]
November 16, 2010
Jerry D. Bernstein
JERRY BERNSTEIN COMMENTS ON "SKILLING VOID" IN THE
FINANCIAL TIMES
[Media Coverage]
September 29, 2010
Jerry D. Bernstein
JERRY BERNSTEIN OF BLANK ROME
[Media Coverage]
October 30, 2009
Jerry D. Bernstein
BLANK ROME TEAM SECURES ACQUITTAL FOR FORMER TOP MARSH EXEC IN ANTITRUST CASE
[Media Coverage]
October 26, 2009
Jerry D. Bernstein and Marc Rothenberg
BLANK ROME REPRESENTS PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY, COUNCILMAN AGAINST FEDERAL CHARGES
[Media Coverage]
September 2008
Jerry D. Bernstein and Marc Rothenberg
"EXTRAORDINARY WIN" FOR QUATTRONE
[Media Coverage]
August 23, 2006
Jerry D. Bernstein
INSPIRED CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN LAS VEGAS CORRUPTION TRIAL
[Media Coverage]
May 5, 2006
Jerry D. Bernstein
VIGOROUS DEFENSE OF LAS VEGAS OFFICIAL IN G-STING TRIAL
[Media Coverage]
April 6, 2006
Jerry D. Bernstein and Marc Rothenberg
THE GAME OF "JURY JEOPARDY", ON CNN/MONEY
[Press Release]
June 14, 2005
Jerry D. Bernstein
JERRY D. BERNSTEIN JOINS BLANK ROME LLP FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR JOINS FIRM'S WHITE COLLAR, INTERNAL AND GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS PRACTICE GROUP
[Press Release]
March 11, 2004
Jerry D. Bernstein
Cases And Deals
SUBPRIME MORTGAGE CRISIS INVESTIGATIONS
[Case]
January 27, 2008
Jerry D. Bernstein and Marc Rothenberg
Blank Rome represents a large due-diligence firm in connection with investigations being conducted by the U.S. SEC and various state attorney generals' offices in the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis.
PROBATION FOR TAX VIOLATION
[Case]
November 30, 2005
Jerry D. Bernstein
Sentence reduced for large co-op building manager.
ICC ARBITRATION IN PARIS
[Case]
October 30, 2005
Jerry D. Bernstein
Arbitration proceeding before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris
DEFENSE OF ALLEGED BID-RIGGING SCHEME
[Case]
September 16, 2005
Jerry D. Bernstein, Laura Brill Deegan and Marc Rothenberg
High profile bid-rigging case brought by New York State Attorney General Spitzer
Recognition
BLANK ROME RANKED TOP LAW FIRM IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ISSUES
[Ranking]
Fall 2011
Jerry D. Bernstein, Barry H. Genkin, Joseph T. Gulant, Frederick D. Lipman and Robert J. Mittman
BLANK ROME RANKED TOP LAW FIRM IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS
[Ranking]
Fall 2010
Jerry D. Bernstein, Barry H. Genkin, Joseph T. Gulant, Frederick D. Lipman and Robert J. Mittman