Sapone & Petrillo, LLP defends individuals and corporations against large-scale federal and state prosecutions and investigations. The Firm also litigates complex parallel civil matters, including securities cases brought by the SEC and FINRA forfeiture actions. Since 2001, the Firm has been criminal defense counsel to the government of Mexico through its consulate in New York. The Firm’s founders, Edward V. Sapone and William S. Petrillo, are experienced trial attorneys who defend clients in federal and state courts across the United States. They routinely win acquittals after trial and dismissals of indictments in a wide array of cases ranging from complex white collar fraud and tax prosecutions to murder, narcotics and DWI related offenses.