Firm Overview DePetris & Bachrach, LLP is a law firm with an established litigation practice. We have a special expertise in the areas of white collar criminal defense and civil fraud matters, which includes securities litigation, forfeiture and complex business disputes. We handle all aspects of criminal and civil litigation, including trial and appellate work, at all levels of the federal and state courts, and before federal and state agencies and self-regulatory organizations. We also have substantial experience in monitoring corruption and conducting internal investigations on behalf of both public and private institutional clients. We represent both institutional and individual clients. Our clients have included corporations, partnerships, charitable and not-for-profit institutions, a newspaper, a political campaign committee, corporate executives and officers, lawyers, accountants, physicians, stockbrokers, traders, owners and employees of businesses, and artists. A significant number of our cases have involved issues or charges of fraud – in areas such as securities, taxes, banking and money laundering, health care, antitrust, insurance, art, and real estate – as well as bribery, official corruption, embezzlement, obstruction of justice, subornation of perjury and forfeiture. We represent both plaintiffs and defendants in civil cases; our civil docket is regularly comprised of cases involving claims of securities fraud, RICO violations, and other claims of misconduct in complex business disputes. We are a small law firm and pride ourselves on our ability to give close, personal attention to our clients’ needs. We believe in applying strong legal analysis to find creative solutions to difficult legal problems. Our attorneys have extensive prior experience in the public sector. Both name partners served in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York: Ronald DePetris served as Chief Assistant United States Attorney, after previously serving as Chief of the Criminal Division and Chief of the Fraud Section; Marion Bachrach served as Chief of the General Crimes Unit and Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division. Our senior attorney Seth Kaufman conducted and supervised many complex corruption investigations in his twelve years with the New York City Department of Investigation. We have also been active participants in the legal community. Both name partners were founding members of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers; one is now co-chair of its Sentencing Guidelines Committee and previously served as a member of the Board of Directors, the other has served as Chairman of the Emergency Action Committee. We have also taught or lectured in various university, law school and continuing legal education programs, served on bar association committees, and published articles in the fields of criminal or fraud-related civil law.