Marion Bachrach

Marion Bachrach has extensive experience as a litigator in white collar criminal matters and complex civil suits.  She has an active practice on behalf of institutional and individual clients, and has had considerable experience counseling professionals, particularly lawyers.

Ms. Bachrach received her J.D. cum laude from Cornell University School of Law, where she also served as an editor of the Law Review.  Previously, she had graduated cum laude from Syracuse University and received an M.A. cum laude in French Literature from Middlebury/Université de Paris (Sorbonne).  After graduating from law school, she clerked for the Honorable Joseph L. Tauro, United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.

After working as an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Ms. Bachrach went on to serve as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York for six years.  During that time, she held the additional positions of Chief of General Crimes and Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division; she also tried and supervised a wide variety of criminal prosecutions and significant white collar criminal cases.  In 1986, she left to go into private practice with Ron DePetris, specializing in white collar criminal and fraud-related matters.

Ms. Bachrach has not only litigated prominent cases involving professionals, including lawyers, accountants and executives, she has also argued a number of published cases, including those listed below. She has also taught in law schools and has published articles in a treatise as well as in journals.

Other professional activities:

  • Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School (2008-present)
  • co-taught course at CUNY School of Law and taught trial advocacy as part of ITAP program at Cardozo Law School
  • Member, Board of Directors, New York Council of Defense Lawyers

Published cases argued:

  • United States v. Stein, (“KPMG case”), 435 F. Supp.2d 330 (S.D.N.Y. 2006); 495 F.Supp.2d 390 (S.D.N.Y. 2007), aff’d, 541 F.3d 130 (2d Cir. 2008)
  • United States v. Tenzer, 213 F.3d 34 (2d Cir. 2000)
  • Local 851 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Thyssen Haniel Logistics, Inc., 90 F.Supp.2d 900 (E.D.N.Y. 1992)
  • United States v. Manko et al, 979 F.2d 900 (2d Cir. 1992)
  • United States v. Lizza Industries, Inc., 775 F.2d 492 (2d Cir. 1985), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1082 (1986)
  • United States v. McKeon, 738 F.2d 26 (2d Cir. 1984)
Publications:
  1. False Testimony by Government Witnesses
    Marion Bachrach and Dana Moskowitz, Chapter 8 in Defending Federal Criminal Cases (Law Journal Press, ed. Diana Parker, 2008)
  2. The New Money-Laundering Act -- Assault On Right To Counsel,
    Ronald E. DePetris and Marion Bachrach, New York Law Journal,
    June 25, 1987.
  3. Forfeiture of Attorneys’ Fees -- A Responsible Approach,
    Ronald E. DePetris and Marion Bachrach, New York Law Journal,
    June 19, 1985.
  4. Subpoenas to Defense Attorneys -- A Responsible Approach,
    Ronald E. DePetris and Marion Bachrach, New York Law Journal,
    April 30, 1985.
Admitted to Practice:
  • New York State
  • Massachusetts
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Languages:
Fluent French

Email:
MBachrach@DePetrisBachrach.com