Mala Ahuja Harker

Practice Areas

Mala Ahuja Harker represents individuals and corporations in the financial services, pharmaceutical, and other industries in connection with white collar, securities, employment, and complex commercial litigation matters. She has particular strength in matters with both regulatory enforcement and civil litigation elements and significant experience with cross-border matters. In addition to her active white collar and litigation practice, Ms. Harker is also a member of the firm's Management Committee.

Career

Ms. Harker was a Friedman Kaplan partner prior to leaving the firm in 2011 for a position as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, where she served for six years before returning to the Friedman Kaplan partnership in 2017. During her time at the D.N.J., Ms. Harker investigated and prosecuted cases involving public corruption, sophisticated financial frauds, insider trading, securities violations, mortgage and bank fraud, tax evasion, money laundering, identity theft and cybercrime, as well as violent crime and drug offenses, among others.

Ms. Harker is an active member of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association and the New York City Bar Association and its Women in the Legal Profession: White Collar Crime Subcommittee. Beyond her white collar practice, she works with numerous organizations that strive to advance access to justice and increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession.