Joshua Naftalis

An accomplished trial lawyer and distinguished former federal prosecutor, Josh focuses on white-collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement matters, internal investigations, high-stakes commercial disputes, and crisis management. Prior to joining Pallas, Josh was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) for eleven years, leading many of the government’s most significant white-collar prosecutions and trials during his tenure. As a senior member of the SDNY’s Securities & Commodities Fraud Task Force, he handled high-profile matters involving insider trading, corporate and accounting fraud, market manipulation, money laundering, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, cryptocurrency, sanctions evasion and export control violations, and racketeering. His headline prosecutions included United States v. Blaszczak, individuals at Visium, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Herbalife, KIT digital, and various SPACs, as well as KleptoCapture matters. His work involved extensive coordination of cross-border and multi-agency investigations, including with the SEC, CFTC, FBI, and IRS, and was featured in the movie Molly’s Game. Find out more: https://pallasllp.com/team/joshua-a-naftalis · Pallas Partners LLP

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An accomplished trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor, Josh focuses on white-collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement, internal investigations, high-stakes commercial disputes, and crisis management. He previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York for eleven years, leading significant white-collar prosecutions.

Practice areas

White Collar Criminal DefenseRegulatory EnforcementInternal InvestigationsCommercial DisputesCrisis ManagementSecurities FraudInsider TradingCorporate FraudAccounting FraudMarket ManipulationMoney LaunderingForeign Corrupt Practices ActCryptocurrencySanctions EvasionExport Control ViolationsRacketeering

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Pallas Partners LLP · An accomplished trial lawyer and distinguished former federal prosecutor, Josh focuses on white-collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement matters, internal investigations, high-stakes commercial disputes, and crisis management. Prior to joining Pallas, Josh was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) for eleven years, leading many of the government’s most significant white-collar prosecutions and trials during his tenure. As a senior member of the SDNY’s Securities & Commodities Fraud Task Force, he handled high-profile matters involving insider trading, corporate and accounting fraud, market manipulation, money laundering, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, cryptocurrency, sanctions evasion and export control violations, and racketeering. His headline prosecutions included United States v. Blaszczak, individuals at Visium, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Herbalife, KIT digital, and various SPACs, as well as KleptoCapture matters. His work involved extensive coordination of cross-border and multi-agency investigations, including with the SEC, CFTC, FBI, and IRS, and was featured in the movie Molly’s Game. Find out more: https://pallasllp.com/team/joshua-a-naftalis

United States

Expertise

Securities & Commodities FraudCross-Border InvestigationsMulti-Agency Investigations

Education

Columbia Law School, J.D., James Kent Scholar; Managing Editor, Columbia Law Review
Yale University, B.A., magna cum laude and with distinction