Experience

  • Represented one of the lead trial defendants in a federal criminal prosecution and four-week jury trial in the Southern District of New York alleging fraud charges based on the alleged leak of PCAOB inspection information to KPMG.
  • Represented executive for health care company in SDNY and SEC investigation relating to its AI disclosures.
  • Represented executive in connection with SEC and DOJ investigation into suspected insider trading relating to biotechnology advances.
  • Represented a class of plaintiffs seeking the return of approximately $14.9 billion from the SEC for unauthorized disgorgement collections.
  • Represented a former banker in a LIBOR-related investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and Commodities Futures Trading Commission.
  • Represented a whistleblower in an FCA case relating to alleged fraud on the United States.
  • Represented U.S.-based independent directors of an AIM-listed entity in connection with U.K. investigations into the entity’s financial reporting.
  • Represented a former banker in a prosecution in the Southern District of New York relating to LIBOR.
  • Advised an investment fund regarding insider trading and market manipulation restrictions.
  • Represented an investment fund and an associated individual in connection with a World Bank Group Integrity Vice Presidency investigation.
  • Represented a prominent investment adviser on appeal to the D.C. Circuit from an SEC administrative proceeding.
  • Alleging fraud in connection with the creation and marketing of CDOs.
  • Represented the Special Claims Committee of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.
  • Represented chief investment officer of a hedge fund in SEC investigation relating to the adequacy of investor disclosures.
  • Represented an exotics trader of a financial institution in investigation by FINRA relating to ISDAFIX.
  • Appellate counsel for an individual convicted of securities and wire fraud in the Southern District of New York for alleged mismarking of securities at a hedge fund.
  • Represented benefits fund administrator in connection with investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
  • Represented individual subject to SEC disgorgement order in post-conviction petitions for relief from the judgment in the NDNY, Second Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Represented high net worth individual in connection with IRS audit.
  • Represented in the District Court and in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals an individual founder of international cryptocurrency network prosecuted in the SDNY.
  • Represented former general counsel and CEO of a cryptocurrency company in connection with an SDNY prosecution.
  • Represented individual in crypto-related wire fraud prosecution in the SDNY.
  • Represented individual in connection with SDNY prosecution related to Samourai Wallet.
  • Represented a lead defendant in FIFA-related extradition proceedings and corruption prosecution in the Eastern District of New York.
  • Represented a former top executive of a bank in connection with an Eastern District of New York corruption investigation related to the creation of over a billion dollars in loans in Africa.
  • Represented lead defendants in high-profile FCPA investigation and related U.S. securities class action litigation regarding alleged corruption in Brazil.
  • Represented leading European executive in investigations and potential extradition proceedings relating to alleged bribery in Central America.
  • Represented an executive of a multinational technology company based in Brazil relating to bribery and corruption allegations.
  • Represented a major medical company in U.S. Department of Justice civil and criminal investigations.
  • Advised ad hoc committee of lenders to laboratory company facing FCA and other actions related to hundreds of millions of dollars in alleged fraudulent billing.
  • Justin Weddle has personally conducted nineteen Circuit Court arguments including eighteen in the Second Circuit.
  • Represented appellant in Second Circuit appeal of visa fraud and Klein conspiracy convictions from the Southern District of New York arising out of the DOJ’s abandoned China Initiative.
  • Represented appellant in Second Circuit appeal of wire fraud and money laundering sentence for an individual founder of international cryptocurrency network prosecuted in the SDNY.
  • Represented appellant in Second Circuit appeal of securities and wire fraud convictions in the Southern District of New York for alleged mismarking of securities at a hedge fund.
  • Represented appellant in Second Circuit appeal of securities and tax fraud convictions from the Northern District of New York.
  • Represented WeBuildtheWall in U.S. Supreme Court and Second Circuit challenges to the use of forfeiture laws to seize non-party corporate accounts without notice or an opportunity to be heard.
  • Represented individual subject to SEC disgorgement order in post-conviction petitions for relief from the judgment in the NDNY, Second Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Represented plaintiffs in cross-appeals before the Appellate Division, First Department, in complex civil litigation involving tort, breach-of-contract, and statutory claims
  • Represented a U.S. Supreme Court amicus curiae in Lucia v. SEC challenging the constitutionality of SEC administrative law judge appointments.
  • Represented the Innocence Project as U.S. Supreme Court amicus curiae relating to coram nobis relief for actual innocence.
  • Represented amici curiae in DC Circuit, Eleventh Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court proceedings relating to defects in SEC administrative proceedings.
  • Represented a prominent investment advisory firm and its principal in a Second Circuit appeal of a collateral challenge to the validity of an SEC administrative proceeding and in D.C. Circuit appeal of an SEC sanctions order.
  • Represented U.S. Supreme Court amici curiae challenging SEC disgorgement orders in Kokesh v. SEC.
  • Represented the Constitution Project at the Project on Government Oversight as Supreme Court amicus curiae in Rodney Reed v. Texas, a capital case involving new evidence of suppressed evidence and false science.
  • Represented the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Supreme Court amicus curiae regarding defense witness immunity.
  • As Deputy Chief of Appeals in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Justin Weddle supervised briefing and argument in more than sixty appeals to the Second Circuit.
  • Trial counsel in a four-week criminal jury trial in the Southern District of New York in the KPMG-PCAOB leaks case.
  • Trial counsel in a criminal jury trial in the Southern District of New York in a “China Initiative” case regarding conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to commit visa fraud.
  • Trial counsel in a multi-week trial in the SDNY Bankruptcy Court regarding fraudulent conveyance, preference, and other claims arising out of multi-billion dollar leveraged buyout.
  • As a prosecutor, Justin Weddle conducted ten trials in the Southern District of New York, including tax fraud, bank fraud, health care fraud, accounting fraud, sanctions violations, criminal copyright violations, and gun trafficking.
  • Trial counsel in pro bono civil rights jury trial in the Southern District of New York.
  • Conducted internal investigation for an entity that suffered embezzlement by a financial officer.
  • Conducted internal investigations for a number of business entity clients in criminal and civil matters.
  • As a prosecutor, Justin Weddle conducted more than one hundred white collar criminal conducted more than one hundred white collar criminal investigations.
  • Represent the former chief compliance officer of a financial institution in connection with U.S. Department of Justice and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency investigations relating to Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money-Laundering controls.
  • Advise European bank on OFAC and NY Department of Financial Services issues.
  • Represented individual in litigation relating to superyacht seizure by DOJ’s Kleptocapture Task Force
  • Represented individual in connection with litigation over seized Iranian assets
  • Serve as expert witness in OFAC petition to remove special sanctions designation regarding Moldovan national
  • Represent individual whistleblowers in Rewards for Justice program
  • Represented a manufacturer of optical devices in a federal investigation of allegations of trade secrets theft under the Economic Espionage Act and criminal copyright infringement.
  • Represented patent-owner in declaratory judgment action brought by infringer.
  • As a prosecutor, conducted two criminal copyright jury trials, and supervised Second Circuit appeals in two key cases involving the theft of high frequency trading code.
  • Represented a leading FIFA defendant in connection with U.S.-Switzerland extradition proceedings.
  • Represented European executives in connection with potential U.S.-Spain-Guatemala extradition matters relating to alleged corruption.
  • Represented a high-profile individual in connection with U.S.-Uruguay extradition proceedings.
  • Represented a co-founder of tech startup in exit dispute with his company.
  • Represented client in challenging non-party subpoenas issued by securities class action plaintiffs in New York Supreme Court and the Appellate Division, First Department.
  • Represented client in civil litigation to recover seven-figure earnout payment.
  • Represented patent-owner in declaratory judgment action brought by infringer.
  • LIRR Disability Fraud (United States v. Ajemian et al.). Led the investigation and prosecution of a billion-dollar disability fraud committed by more than a thousand Long Island Railroad retirees, successfully convicting at trial and by plea doctors responsible for more than half of all LIRR disability claims, as well as dozens of other participants in the fraud.
  • Insider Trading (United States v. Rajat Gupta). Supervised the Government’s successful briefing and argument on appeal regarding the conviction of Rajat Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs board member, for an insider trading conspiracy with Raj Rajaratnam.
  • Tax Shelter Fraud (United States v. KPMG and United States v. Stein et al.). Initiated and for three years helped lead the Southern District of New York’s efforts to investigate and prosecute fraudulent tax shelters sold during the late 1990s and early 2000s by accounting firms, law firms, and banks. Those efforts resulted in dozens of convictions both at trial and by plea, several deferred prosecutions or non-prosecution agreements with professional services firms and banks, and the collection of monetary penalties exceeding $1.3 billion.
  • Tollman-Hundley Bank and Tax Fraud (United States v. Hundley, Freedman, Cutler & Zukerman). Co-lead counsel in a four-month jury trial of top executives of the Tollman-Hundley Hotel Group—former owners of Days Inn of America—for a $100 million bank fraud and a $29 million tax fraud.
  • Accounting Fraud (United States v. Fasciana & Amato). Co-lead counsel in a three-month jury trial against the outside counsel and CFO for the New York securities industry division of a Fortune 500 company for a multi-million dollar accounting fraud.
  • Pirro Tax Evasion (United States v. Albert Pirro & Anthony Pirro). Trial counsel in a six-week jury trial of Albert Pirro, a prominent Westchester lobbyist and lawyer and the husband of the then-Westchester County District Attorney, in a million-dollar tax evasion case.