Jillian B. Berman

Jillian B. Berman


Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP

Recognized since 2018

New York, New York

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

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Recognized by Chambers USA as “a creative and thoughtful lawyer” who is “smart, very thorough,” and “a go-to for individual representations,” Jillian defends individuals and companies in white collar criminal matters, regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings, internal investigations, and complex commercial litigation.Her client roster includes corporate executives, portfolio managers and finance professionals, law firms, broker-dealers, real estate firms, and other companies. She also advises companies and boards of directors on securities, regulatory issues, and corporate governance issues.Jillian’s matters have spanned securities and commodities fraud (including insider trading, market manipulation, and accounting fraud), antitrust and price fixing, money laundering, asset forfeiture, restitution, bribery, public corruption, election fraud, legal ethics, cryptocurrency, and cyber fraud, among others.

Before entering private practice, Jillian served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York for nine years, where she tried 10 criminal cases, including a high-profile insider trading case, and argued numerous appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. As a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, Jillian investigated and prosecuted a wide range of federal securities and commodities fraud offenses and coordinated parallel civil enforcement proceedings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and other regulatory agencies. She also directed white collar investigations and prosecutions related to insider trading, investment advisor fraud, market manipulation, stock loan fraud, Ponzi schemes, and private placement offerings. Earlier in her career, Jillian practiced complex commercial litigation at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C.

A frequent speaker on legal issues, Jillian previously served as a lecturer in law at Columbia Law School. Currently, she is the chair of the program committee for the New York chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association as well as a board member and the membership chair of New York Council of Defense Lawyers. Jillian also serves on the board of directors for the Adams Street Foundation, which funds and implements individualized programming for low-income high school students in downtown Brooklyn to prepare them for college and career success.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 1185 Avenue of the Americas
    New York, NY 10036
Education
  • University of Chicago, J.D., graduated 2000
  • Cornell University, B.S., graduated 1997
Bar Admissions
  • New York, New York
  • District of Columbia, D.C.
Affiliations
  • Federal Bar Council - Inn of Court; Federal Criminal Practice Committee; Committee on Sentencing and Alternatives to Incarceration
  • New York City Bar Association - White Collar Crime Committee; Women in the Legal Profession; Government Ethics and State Affairs Committee (2012-2017)
  • Women’s White Collar Defense Association - Chair, New York Chapter Program Committee
  • New York Council of Defense Lawyers - Board of Directors; Chair, Membership Committee
  • Adams Street Foundation - Board of Directors
Court Admissions
  • District of Columbia
  • New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court, SDNY
  • U.S. District Court, EDNY
Federal Clerkships
  • United States Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court

Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP
Headquarters: New York, New York

6 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

4 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Awards:
  • Chambers USA

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, New York (2020); White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations, “Up and Coming” (2019)

  • The Legal 500
  • Super Lawyers

    The Top 100: New York; The Top 50: Women in New York

  • Best Lawyers

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