Avi Weitzman
USA Guide 2024
Band 5 : Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Avi Weitzman is Co-Chair of the Complex Litigation & Arbitration practice at Paul Hastings, and a partner in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice based in New York.
Avi represents corporations and individuals in high-profile criminal and regulatory investigations, and litigates all types of commercial disputes in courts throughout the U.S. He has successfully served as lead counsel in 15+ high-profile white collar and civil trials. To this day, Avi has continued his unblemished record of avoiding a prison sentence for every criminal defense client he’s represented.
Avi served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for 7 years. A senior member of the SDNY’s Securities Fraud Task Force, Avi investigated and prosecuted a wide range of federal securities fraud offenses and coordinated parallel civil proceedings with the SEC. He is a recipient of the AG’s Distinguished Service Award for his work on the Raj Rajaratnam insider trading case.
Personal
Harvard Law School, J.D. 1999
University of Kentucky, B.A. 1996
Chambers Review
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Avi Weitzman supports clients in both internal investigations and criminal proceedings, related to a range of issues, including fraud and insider trading. Also adept at handling cross-border matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Avi is a thoughtful lawyer who knows how to dig deep into the law and the facts."
"He leaves no stone unturned in the intellectual pursuit of ways that he can win for his clients."
"Avi is very bright and fast to grasp the issues. He is able to explain them succinctly and clearly to the client."
"Avi is a thoughtful lawyer who knows how to dig deep into the law and the facts."
"He leaves no stone unturned in the intellectual pursuit of ways that he can win for his clients."
"Avi is very bright and fast to grasp the issues. He is able to explain them succinctly and clearly to the client."
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