Helen Gredd

Practice Areas

For more than 25 years, Helen Gredd has successfully represented executives and entities in high-stakes white collar, regulatory, and complex commercial matters, both in the U.S. and abroad. Her clients have included law firms, international corporations, CEOs, CFOs, compliance officers, lawyers, accountants, bankers, portfolio managers, analysts, traders, and other executives in a wide variety of industries.

Helen has handled matters involving the Department of Justice, the SEC, the CFTC, FINRA, the Federal Reserve Board, the New York State Attorney General, and many other enforcement authorities.  She has defended clients against claims of securities fraud, banking and other financial fraud, auditor misconduct, insider trading, market manipulation, earnings management, misconduct in the offer or sale of securities or other financial instruments (including municipal securities, auction rate securities, mortgage-backed securities, derivative products, and digital assets), Foreign Corrupt Practice Act violations, False Claims Act violations, environmental law violations, antitrust violations, false statements, obstruction of justice, and obstruction of Congress.

On the civil side, Helen has handled matters involving claims of securities fraud, banking fraud, RICO violations, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, attorney misconduct, and defamation.

Career

Partner, LSW; Assistant U.S. Attorney, SDNY (First Deputy Chief, Criminal Division; Chief Appellate Attorney); law clerk to the Hon. Leonard B. Sand, U.S. District Court, SDNY.

Professional Memberships

Criminal Justice Act Advisory Committee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (court-appointed member); Indigent Defense Organization Oversight Committee, NYS Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (court-appointed member and chair); New York City Bar Association (past committee memberships include the Professional Responsibility Committee and the Professional and Judicial Ethics Committee); New York Council of Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Women's White Collar Defense Association; Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (board member).

Personal

Columbia School of Law, J.D.; Yale University, M.A. (Russian Literature); New York University, B.A. (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).