Lowenstein Sandler is proud to announce that Jonathan E. Algor, former prosecutor for the National Security and Cybercrime section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, has joined the firm as partner in the firm’s White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations & Integrity practice groups. He will be based in the firm’s New York City office.
Algor represents individuals and companies in high-stakes criminal and regulatory matters, as well as complex commercial and international disputes. He defends multinational public companies, SPACs, hedge funds, private equity and financial services firms, and executives against claims such as securities and bank fraud, foreign bribery, money laundering, and CFIUS violations. He has represented prominent individuals and companies in arbitrations, litigations, and trials, as well as in investigations by such agencies as the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
In his former role as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Algor handled prosecutions—including numerous jury trials, investigations, and appeals— involving terrorism, cybercrime, economic sanctions, foreign agent registration (FARA), foreign counterintelligence, export control violations, racketeering, money laundering, and bank fraud.
Before joining the Department of Justice, Algor was a litigator at two international law firms and clerked for the Hon. Raymond M. Kethledge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Prior to his legal career, Algor, a graduate of West Point, served in a variety of leadership roles in the U.S. Army, including two tours of duty in Iraq, where he was twice awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in combat.
“Lowenstein offers a top-notch national platform for me to expand my investigative and white collar practices,” says Algor, “I am looking forward to collaborating with some of the country’s leading litigators, such as Christopher Porrino and Matthew Boxer; as well as with specialists in such areas as CFIUS and AML—like Doreen M. Edelman and Robert A. Johnston—and of course with fellow New York U.S. Attorney’s Office alumnae, like Rachel Maimin.”
Porrino, former Attorney General of New Jersey and current Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department, says: “Like many of our litigators, Jonny has an impressive track record of balancing public service and private practice. His military and government background have ingrained in him strategic problem solving and courtroom skills that will benefit both clients and colleagues alike in the navigation of complex, high-profile controversies.”
“Jonny’s background in the federal government gives him deep insight into the investigative processes and enforcement priorities of regulatory agencies, which will be invaluable to clients facing government scrutiny in matters involving allegations such as money laundering, insider trading, and cryptocurrency irregularities,” says Boxer, Chair of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations & Integrity practices and former federal prosecutor and Comptroller of the State of New Jersey. “He is a tremendous addition to our team.”
Algor’s new partnership highlights Lowenstein’s ongoing success in attracting prominent former prosecutors and public servants and deepens the firm’s reach in New York federal and state matters. He joins former Southern District of New York prosecutor Rachel Maimin and former Chief of the Bureau of Internet & Technology for the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Kathleen McGee. In just the past year, the firm has welcomed Shontae D. Gray, former Assistant United States Attorney and former Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Jersey; Parimal Garg, former Chief Counsel to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy; Jason S. Gould, former Chief, Health Care Fraud Unit, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey; and Michael T.G. Long, former Director of the Division of Law within the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office.
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