Tel: 212 597 2340 | andrew.rodgers@csvllp.com print | email bio
Drew is an accomplished litigator and courtroom advocate with a proven track record of achieving successful outcomes for clients involved in high-stakes criminal and civil matters. Drew is a former trial attorney at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission where he investigated and prosecuted some of the agency’s most high-profile matters,…
Tel: 212-597-2339 | leon.kotlyar@csvllp.com print | email bio
Leon focuses on resolving challenging and high-stakes civil and commercial disputes. Leon is a forceful litigator who guides clients through all stages of some of their most complicated and sensitive cases, through trial and appeal, in federal and state courts around the country. At the end of 2023, Leon helped…
Tel: 212-597-2332 | michelle.lee@csvllp.com | vCard | print | email bio
Michelle investigates and litigates white collar matters and complex civil disputes. She has represented and advised clients in sensitive investigations and cases involving the U.S. Department of Justice, various U.S. Attorney’s Offices, and other state and federal regulators. She has experience representing domestic and foreign clients in both criminal and…
From 2022 to 2023, Michelle clerked for Senior District Court Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Tel: 212-377-0850 | eremi.amabebe@csvllp.com | vCard | print | email bio
Eremi litigates and investigates white collar cases and complex commercial disputes. She has represented clients in sensitive white collar matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission, multimillion dollar contract disputes, and international bankruptcy litigations. Her representative matters include assisting a private equity firm to cooperate with the SEC and avoid…
From 2022 to 2023, Eremi clerked for Chief Judge Margo K. Brodie in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Tel: 212-377-0854 | benjamin.dozier@csvllp.com print | email bio
Ben investigates and litigates white-collar matters and complex civil disputes. He has represented individual and corporate clients in investigations and cases involving the U.S. Department of Justice, various U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other state and federal regulators. Ben has also represented clients in contract disputes,…
Tel: 212-377-0851 | patrick.smith@csvllp.com | vCard | print | email bio
Pat is an experienced trial lawyer and strategist with a practice focused on white collar criminal defense, securities enforcement matters, and financial services sector civil disputes. He has a strong reputation as an innovative problem solver, a skilled negotiator, and an excellent courtroom advocate. After years running the white collar…
Pat re-entered private practice in 2005 after an 11-year stint with the Department of Justice. In 1994, he served as associate independent counsel in the Whitewater Investigation under Independent Counsel Robert B. Fiske, Jr. From 1995 to 2002, he was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. As a member of the Southern District’s Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, he investigated and prosecuted complex securities fraud schemes involving financial statement fraud, insider trading, and market manipulation. From 2002 to 2005, Pat was an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands. He received the Department of Justice’s Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service and is a two-time recipient of the Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney.
Tel: 212-377-0852 | rodney.villazor@csvllp.com | vCard | print | email bio
Rodney is a trial lawyer representing companies, executives, and other professionals in white collar criminal cases and high-stakes complex civil litigation disputes. Rodney has extensive courtroom experience, having tried 17 jury trials to verdict as a federal prosecutor and in private practice. One of his most notable victories include a…
Rodney served as an Assistant US Attorney from 2008 to 2015 in the District of New Jersey and in the Northern District of California. As an AUSA, he prosecuted a range of offenses, including wire and mail fraud, honest services fraud, export control violations, and public corruption. In the Special Prosecutions and National Security Unit in San Francisco, he led long-term complex investigations involving a number of international and national security matters. Rodney has tried to jury verdict numerous high-profile federal trials and has been recognized for exceptional work by several federal law enforcement agencies, namely the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, the US Marshals Service, the Diplomatic Security Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He also received the Special Achievement Award from the US Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
Rodney clerked for US District Judge Jane Boyle for the Northern District of Texas and US Magistrate Judge Charles B. Day for the District of Maryland.
Tel: 212-377-0853 | clark@csvllp.com | vCard | print | email bio
Chris Clark is a pre-eminent litigator who has successfully handled the highest stakes and highest profile matters in nearly every type of major dispute. Chris has delivered amazing results for clients in: multi-billion dollar civil trials and litigations (Huff Asset Management v. Liberty Global, In re Argentine Sovereign Default Litigation);…
Tel: 212-377-0859 | jeffrey.rotenberg@csvllp.com | vCard | print | email bio
Jeff is a proven litigator and trusted counselor for clients facing their most significant legal and business challenges. Jeff Rotenberg concentrates on the representation of public and private companies and individuals in business and commercial litigation and arbitration, focusing on financial services, securities, governance and private equity and other investment…
Tel: 212-377-0855 | brian.burns@csvllp.com | vCard | print | email bio
Brian is an experienced and incisive litigator representing clients in high-stakes commercial disputes and white-collar matters. Brian has over a decade of experience litigating complex business and commercial disputes and white-collar matters, in state and federal courts and in arbitration, including before FINRA, JAMS, and the American Arbitration Association. Brian’s…
From 2016 to 2017, Brian served as an officer with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, where he focused on regulatory and ethics matters.
From 2011 to 2012, Brian clerked for Judge Richard J. Holwell, and, after Judge Holwell retired from judicial service, for Judge William H. Pauley III, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
