Alan Futerfas

Alan Futerfas (born 1961[1]) is an American criminal defense attorney. He has represented several notable clients, including organized crime figures and Donald Trump Jr., son of Donald Trump.[2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

Futerfas was born in Miami.[6] [7] He graduated from Miami Coral Park Senior High School in 1979[1] and the Juilliard School in 1984 (Bachelor of Music),[8] and his J.D. degree from Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1987.[8][7] In the summer of 1985, while in law school, he worked for lawyer Jay Goldberg.[6]

Futerfas plays bass trombone in the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony.[8][7]

Career as a criminal defense attorney

Futerfas has represented clients in a number of high-profile organized crime cases, including New York Mafia clients connected to the Colombo, Gambino, and Genovese families.[7] He represented Mafia hitman Gregory Scarpa.[9] In the late 1990s, he transitioned to largely handling white-collar cases, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations and other regulatory matters.[10] In the early 2000s, Futerfas represented Christine Berry, art consultant to ex-Tyco International CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski, in connection with an investigation that led to a larger case against Kozlowski.[6]

Futerfas was also the attorney for Ziv Orenstein, one of three Israeli citizens indicted in 2015 on charges of being part of a cybertheft ring that stole customer data from JPMorgan Chase and Dow Jones & Co. the previous year as part of a huge "pump and dump" scheme.[6][11] In a separate cybercrime case, Futerfas represented Nikita Kuzmin, a Russian national who created malware targeting bank accounts.[6][8]

Futerfas' firm has represented a Rikers Island female prisoner in a 2015 rights and sexual assault case.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Trump Jr.'s lawyer is a Miami boy who recalls the 'amazing Cuban food' of his childhood". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  2. Hawkins, Dereck. "The many talents of Donald Trump Jr.'s attorney, a Juilliard-trained trombonist and lawyer for mobsters".
  3. "Donald Trump Jr.'s new lawyer, Alan Futerfas, used to defend mob members". Newsweek. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  4. "Donald Trump Jr.'s lawyer is a Juilliard-trained trombonist who plays in a symphony and defends mobsters". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  5. "Alan Futerfas: 4 things to know about Donald Trump Jr.'s Jewish lawyer". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  6. "Donald Trump Jr.'s lawyer has experience with the mob and music". Reuters. July 10, 2017.
  7. Trimble, Megan (July 11, 2017). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Alan Futerfas". U.S. News. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  8. Josefin Dolsten. "Alan Futerfas: 4 things to know about Donald Trump Jr.'s Jewish lawyer". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  9. "Who is Alan Futerfas? Donald Trump Jr. Hires White Collar Crime Lawyer In Russia Investigation". Newsweek. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  10. Dewey, Katrina (2018-12-10). "Lawyer Limelight: Alan Futerfas". Lawdragon. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  11. Ellen Nakashima & Andrea Peterson (November 10, 2015). "U.S. announces criminal charges in massive 2014 JPMorgan hack". Washington Post.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  12. "Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault at Rikers Island Survives Summary Judgment". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
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