- Adam schwartz trial#
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Judicial Clerkship, Honorable Cecilia M.Department of Homeland Security’s Recognition Award for Contributions to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2008) Department of Defense Inspector General’s Exceptional Public Service Award (2011)
Department of Health and Human Service Inspector General’s Integrity Award (2012) Named one of the 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade County by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (2013).Named Florida “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers (2019).District Court, Southern District of Florida Member of the Federal Bench & Bar Conference Planning Committee for the U.S.District Court for the Southern District of Florida Member of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Rules and Procedures for the U.S.
Adam schwartz professional#
Professional and Civil Activities and Memberships
Adam schwartz trial#
Represented individual charged with federal drug trafficking offenses with initial trial resulting in hung jury, and after retrial, the court defendant sentenced well below the advisory sentencing guidelines.Represented company in SEC investigation and litigation in which the SEC alleged the company, through its principal, orchestrated a $1 billon Ponzi scheme.Represented individual in SEC investigation regarding an unregistered initial coin offering (ICO).Represented defendant in civil-RICO lawsuit related to FIFA bribery scandal.Represented court-appointed receiver in SEC enforcement action.Represented registered representative of a registered broker-dealer in SEC investigation regarding trading practices, with the SEC ultimately not taking any action against client.Serving as outside general counsel for startup broker-dealer focused on fintech solutions and representing it in various FINRA inquiries.
Defended UK-based company in lawsuit against investors claiming company made false and misleading statements in its IPO documents, resolving the matter through a favorable settlement. 
Represented subject of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and money laundering investigation in which the Department of Justice declined to take action against client. Represented immigration attorney in EB-5-related SEC investigations, with the SEC declining to take any action against client. Represented company and individuals in SEC investigation related to an EB-5 related capital raise, resolving the matter through a neither admit nor deny settlement. Schwartz began his legal career in New York as a litigation associate at Debevoise and Plimpton LLP, where he worked on a variety of commercial and white-collar litigation matters. Schwartz also represented the United States in appellate matters before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Schwartz also prosecuted numerous health care fraud cases as a member of the Department of Justice’s Medicare Fraud Strike Force. AEY, Inc., that was featured on the front page of The New York Times and more recently the CNBC television program “American Greed,” and the highly fictionalized feature film “War Dogs.” Mr. Schwartz prosecuted a defense procurement fraud case, United States v. Schwartz represented the United States in numerous criminal jury trials and investigations involving allegations of health care fraud, mail and wire fraud, major fraud against the United States, bribery, extortion, money laundering, identity theft, and alien smuggling. During his time as a federal prosecutor, Mr. Schwartz also has extensive criminal litigation experience having served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Schwartz served as lead counsel for the Commission in cases alleging violations of the federal securities laws against, among others, bank holding companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, public companies, and their respective executives. Schwartz served as Senior Trial Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement. Adam Schwartz represents clients in white-collar criminal litigation securities, health care, banking, education, class actions, and other complex civil litigation government regulatory enforcement matters and internal investigations.
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