Ilene Jaroslaw

Career

Ilene Jaroslaw is a nationally recognized white collar defense lawyer with experience practicing in courts throughout the United States. She has extensive expertise in internal and government investigations, white collar criminal law, federal commercial litigation, asset forfeiture, and constitutional law.

Ilene's clients include C-suite executives and other individuals under scrutiny or indictment; universities; financial institutions; and businesses. She has defended criminal charges of mail and wire fraud, securities fraud, tax fraud, bank fraud, ERISA fraud, money laundering, IEEPA (sanctions) violations, FCPA (foreign bribery) violations, sexual misconduct, all in federal courts Ilene also represents businesses, from small to large, in commercial disputes in both federal and New York State courts.

Previously, Ilene was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York where she investigated and prosecuted complex criminal cases and held several supervisory positions. Ilene also litigated civil rights cases on behalf of physicians and medical practices in various federal and state courts as a senior attorney with a legal advocacy not-for-profit organization. Prior to founding Elliott Kwok Levine Jaroslaw Neils LLP, Ilene served on the Executive Committee of another New York law firm. Ilene began her legal career at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, as did her partners Mark Elliott, Matt Levine, and Lynn Neils.

Ilene has experience defending individuals and companies in the most sensitive and intricate matters. Her insight and commentary on high profile matters have appeared in the press and on television and radio, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, The USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, NPR, Reuters, Law360, and Fox 5 News.

Professional Memberships

Ilene presently serves on the Council of the American Bar Association (ABA) Criminal Justice Section and is Co-Chair of its Women in White Collar Committee. Ilene is on the National Social Media Committee of the Women's White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA), and is the Social Media Coordinator for its New York Chapter. She is a member of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers (NYCDL), Vice President of JALBCA, the Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert and Co-Chair of the Grants Committee, and Board Member of Rewire News Group, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit media organization dedicated to reporting on reproductive and sexual health, rights, and justice through the lens of health and science.

Publications

Ilene is regularly invited to speak on issues within her expertise:

* The Extradition Waiver Credit: Myth or Reality? - 2023 ABA London White Collar Crime Institute

* Expansion of White Collar Practitioners' Remit - 2023 WWCDA London Chapter Lunch Symposium

* The Ethics of Simultaneous Representation: Navigating Pool Counsel Water -2023 ABA Annual Meeting. Denver

*Are We Witnessing the End of the Rule of Law - 2022 ABA London White Collar Crime Institute

* What U.S. Companies Need to Know About Doing Business in Russia and China, webinar, 2022

* Cryptocurrency: Enforcement and Regulation, at Arthur AI, 2022

* Moderator, 2020 CLE: Making a Trial Record to Preserve Reproductive Rights before SCOTUS: June Medical Services v. Russo - NYC Bar Association, WBASNY

* The Fight for Abortion Rights Post-Dobbs, at Drizly, 2022

* Panelist, Ally Law, Women and the Law: Strategies for Professional & Personal Success

* Conducted Keynote Interview of Former Chief of the Fraud Section, U.S. Department of Justice at 2019 ABA White Collar Crime Institute, New Orleans

* Presenter, 2019 National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA-NY) -Lessons Learned from the Varsity Blues Scandal

* Moderator, 2019 ABA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Internal Investigations: Perspectives From the Front Lines

* Panelist, "Cross-Border Prosecutions," ABA London White Collar Crime Institute, October 2017

* "The Clinics, The Capitol and The Courts: Coordinating Access and Advocacy in Louisiana" in New Orleans, sponsored by the Center for Reproductive Rights and Lift Louisiana

* "What's an Undue Burden? Advocating for Women's Rights" at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, sponsored by the Law Students for Reproductive Justice and the Branstetter Program

* "Women Working for Women's Rights," a career panel sponsored by the Columbia University Law Women's Association, New York

Personal

With a PR of 3:24 in the 1988 Boston Marathon, Ilene has nine marathons under her belt. She lives in Brooklyn,where swims and goes to Broadway shows. On weekends, she can be found biking, hiking, skiing, and snow-shoeing in the Berkshire Mountains, and going to Tanglewood concerts and summer stock.

Work Highlights

* Representing individual charged with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (Russian sanctions) - EDNY

* Representing individual charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - EDNY

* Representing individual charged with wire fraud in connection with hard money lending - SDNY

* Represented witness in January 6 Special Counsel Investigation resulting in no adverse action - DDC

* Defended CEO at EDNY sentencing-obtained a sentence dramatically below sentencing guidelines - EDNY

* Defended real estate holding company in fair housing test case - EDNY

* Won dismissal of malpractice case against AmLaw 50 firm-New York State court

* Achieved successful settlement of child sexual abuse case brought on behalf of champion figure skater against his former coach - WDNY

* Defended global bank General Counsel in Federal Reserve investigation resulting in no adverse action

* Represented CXO in wrongful termination, achieving a successful settlement

* Represented Delaware brew pubs against national payroll company, achieving a successful settlement - New York State court

* Represented witness in investigations of Governor Andrew Cuomo

* Led internal investigation of university admissions policies and procedures

* Led internal investigation at Fortune 50 financial institution

* Counseled global bank president in DOJ investigation

* Pool counsel in EDNY money laundering investigation

* Defended non-U.S. pension fund from forfeiture - SDNY

* Defended individuals charged with health care fraud - SDNY, EDNY

* Conducted internal investigation of major national financial institution

* Represented foreign credit card issuer and acquirer and secured multi- million dollar jury verdict against global credit card company - SDNY

* Served as pool counsel for financial institution employees in Department of Justice criminal investigation

* Represented hedge fund director in criminal investigation: no charges filed - EDNY

* Represented CEO in SEC enforcement and criminal prosecution - SDNY

* Represented General Counsel of major university in internal and criminal investigation; no charges filed - EDNY

* Defended NYSE-listed corporation in business litigation in New York state court resulting in dismissal of case

* Represented Silicon Valley tech company in contract litigation in New York state court

* Medical tech company; obtained injunctive relief - EDNY

* Falsely accused athlete under federal investigation - obtained declination of prosecution - EDNY, U.S. Center for SafeSport

* Lead counsel in federal trial challenging the constitutionality of a Louisiana TRAP law, resulting in court order permanently enjoining the state from enforcing it. M.D. La. Prevailed in U.S Supreme Court after U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the U.S. District Court.

* Obtained injunctions against Oklahoma TRAP laws in two different cases before the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

* Obtained injunction in federal court against Tennessee TRAP law - M.D. Tn.

Practice Areas

Federal Criminal Defense

Commercial Litigation

Internal and Government Investigations

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Federal courts of the Eastern, Southern, Western, and Northern Districts of New York.

Courts of the State of New York.

Education

Awards