Stephen Prifti

Stephen Prifti has a diverse practice, representing clients on high-stakes and sensitive matters, including civil litigations, appeals, criminal trials, arbitrations, and government investigations. His clients have ranged across individuals, financial institutions, pension funds, labor organizations, consulting firms, contractors, and government entities.

Stephen has represented individuals and corporations in an array of government investigations, including those involving the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Committee (CFTC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Department of Treasury, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives. He has particular expertise in advising clients in litigation following from a government investigation. Stephen has represented clients at all stages of litigation, and drafted amicus briefs filed in the U.S. Supreme Court on labor law and civil rights.

Stephen joined the firm after completing clerkships with the Honorable Peter J. Phipps of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable T.S. Ellis III of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Prior to clerking, Stephen worked at Milbank LLP, handling commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and white-collar defense matters, including work with the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel. Before attending law school, Stephen served as a Securities & Commodities Fraud Unit paralegal at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York where he assisted with investigations and prosecutions of white-collar crimes involving securities fraud, health care fraud, and insurance fraud.

Stephen received his law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he chaired the student government’s Health and Wellness Committee and was a member of the Working Group on Student Well-Being. In these roles, Stephen advocated for mental health reforms in both law schools and the legal profession. While attending law school, Stephen interned at the Criminal Appeals Division of the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, and also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Thomas S. Kaplanes of the Boston Municipal Court. He received his B.A. from College of William and Mary, where he graduated summa cum laude and was named a James Monroe Scholar.