Scott A. Resnik is Co-Head of New York’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice and Head of New York's White Collar Defense, Internal Investigations and Compliance Practice. Mr. Resnik focuses his litigation practice on representing individuals and businesses in white collar criminal matters, securities litigation, regulatory enforcement matters, complex civil litigation and corporate internal investigations. He has extensive trial experience and has handled complex white collar matters in both federal and state courts and in connection with investigations by federal and state regulatory agencies.
Since joining the firm in 2005, Mr. Resnik has represented its clients in dozens of white collar criminal and regulatory investigations.
Representative Experience Mr. Resnik’s experience includes:
- Representation of a senior officer of a major healthcare company in connection with a U.S. Attorney’s Office investigation relating to violations of the Medicare Anti-Kickback statute.
- Representations of multiple hedge funds and broker-dealers in connection with U.S. Attorney’s Office and SEC investigations relating to alleged securities law violations.
- Representation of a senior officer of a technology company in connection with U.S. Attorney’s Office and SEC investigations relating to stock option backdating activities.
- Representation of an employee of a major accounting firm in connection with a U.S. Attorney’s Office investigation relating to the alleged sale of fraudulent tax shelters.
- Representations of multiple corporate officers, analysts and traders in connection with investigations by the SEC and U.S. Attorney’s Office involving allegations of insider trading.
- Representation of a high-profile professional athlete in connection with an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office involving allegations of tax and business fraud.
- Representation of the CEO of a manufacturing company in a criminal tax investigation.
- Representation of the CEO of a construction company in connection with a U.S. Attorney's Office investigation into corruption and racketeering activities.
- Representation of an attorney in connection with a U.S. Attorney's Office investigation into mortgage fraud.
- Representations of multiple companies and corporate officers in connection with investigations by the SEC and U.S. Attorney’s Office involving allegations of violating the FCPA.
- Representation of a major New York hospital in a high-profile homicide investigation.
- Representation of multiple New York-area hospitals in connection with New York. Attorney General and U.S. Attorney's Office investigations into Medicaid fraud.
- Representation of numerous doctors and healthcare professionals in criminal investigations conducted by U.S. Attorney's Offices, State Attorney General's Offices and County Prosecutor's Offices.
- Internal investigations for public companies in connection with accounting fraud, employee misconduct and potential criminal and regulatory violations for companies in the healthcare, technology and insurance fields.
- Compliance training related to insider trading and FCPA for clients in multiple industries.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Resnik served six and one-half years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mr. Resnik prosecuted a wide array of complex criminal matters including public corruption, tax evasion, bank fraud, mail and wire fraud, money laundering, RICO and securities fraud. He also worked extensively with federal regulatory and investigative agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Food and Drug Administration and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Resnik received a number of awards from the Department of Justice and federal law enforcement agencies while he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
Mr. Resnik has served as an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School in New York City, teaching courses on legal writing.
He began his legal career as a judicial clerk for Justice Stewart G. Pollock of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He graduated,
summa cum laude, from Princeton University in 1992, and received his Juris Doctor,
cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1995.
Mr. Resnik is a member of the bars of New York and New Jersey. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the District of New Jersey, the Southern District of New York, the Northern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York.