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Rita has tried more than 20 cases to verdict and was named a Law360 “White Collar MVP” after shepherding the former executive director of the Dewey & LeBoeuf law firm to acquittals on all counts after a 14-week jury trial on fraud charges.

Companies have called on her to handle sensitive internal investigations involving employee misconduct. Rita is a trusted advisor to clients navigating issues involving cybersecurity, the securities laws, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, False Claims Act, and Bank Secrecy Act. Rita’s clients have included executives, hedge funds, elected officials, traders, public companies, and foreign nationals in a variety of investigations by state and federal authorities including the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, New York State Attorney General’s office, the Manhattan D.A.’s Office, and the New York Department of Financial Services.

Quoting her peers, Rita has been described in Chambers USA as “an absolutely fantastic attorney and fierce advocate,” an “experienced trial lawyer who gets terrific results in high-profile cases,” and “one of the best trial lawyers I have ever seen.” The New York Law Journal described her as “formidable and quick on her feet” in the courtroom. Glavin is a nationally recognized attorney in white collar defense and government investigations, who represents individuals and companies in sensitive and high-profile investigations, trials, and internal investigations. That assertion came from the ex-husband of one woman, who told investigators, “I don’t have proof of this.”ĭeRosa’s “witness tamperers” remark appeared aimed at former state economic development official Lindsey Boylan, whose allegations against Cuomo sparked his sex harassment scandal. APĭeRosa included a link to an Albany Times Union report that said four female Cuomo aides - including Brittany Commisso, who’s accused him of groping her in December 2020 - allegedly engaged in a group text chat named “Cuomo’s Hoes.” DeRosa’s ‘witness tamperers’ remark appeared aimed at Lindsey Boylan. Her Thursday night Twitter attack followed the latest release of evidence from the probe that led James to accuse Cuomo of sexually harassing 11 women, including nine current or former state employees. Last year, The Post exclusively revealed that DeRosa was recorded secretly admitting to Democratic lawmakers that Cuomo’s administration covered up the nursing home death toll from COVID-19 out of fear it would be “be used against us” by federal prosecutors. Melissa DeRosa sent - then deleted - this tweet attacking Andrew Cuomo’s accusers.ĭeRosa - who’s stuck by Cuomo since he was forced to resign over a sexual harassment scandal - testified during a probe into the allegations that she heard him refer to her and several other aides as the “mean girls” in his office. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide, lashed out at his accusers in a tweet Thursday night that she later deleted. “about those ‘victims’…aka witness tamperers & self-described ‘Cuomo’s Hoes,'” she wrote, linking to a news report on the latest release of testimony in the investigation of her former boss by Attorney General Letitia James’ office. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide, lashed out at his accusers in a vicious tweet Thursday night that she later deleted.
