Louis A. Pellegrino

Louis A. Pellegrino is a Partner and Chair of the White Collar and Government Investigations practice, specialising in White Collar Crime. He is an experienced trial lawyer and litigator with an extensive background in False Claims Act prosecutions, white-collar crime, complex fraud prosecutions, monitorships, internal investigations and cybercrime.

Louis draws on his experience from serving as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York for over a decade, where he maintained one of the leading federal Controlled Substance Act diversion practices in the United States. He prosecuted high-profile matters including computer hacking, dark web investigations, money and bitcoin laundering, bribery and kickback schemes, healthcare fraud and national security investigations. He also managed all aspects of the Southern District of New York's response to the Madoff Ponzi scheme fraud, contributing to the successful recovery of more than 90% of losses for victims. He has also defended two of the largest class actions ever brought against the federal government.

Louis holds an LL.M. in Litigation and Trial Advocacy, Summa Cum Laude, from The George Washington University Law School (2002), a J.D., Magna Cum Laude, from Syracuse University College of Law (1999), and a B.A., Cum Laude, from Villanova University (1996). Following law school, he served on active duty as a Captain in the United States Army, selected to serve with the Chief Counsel's Military Honors Program for the US Army Corps of Engineers.