Pamela Chepiga

Pamela specializes in regulatory, civil and criminal litigation in the financial services area. Prior to joining Allen & Overy, Pamela was the founding Director of the Securities Arbitration Clinic at Fordham University School of Law. Previous to that position, she was a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. From 1982 to 1984, she served as the Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the United States Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York. While there, she specialized in white collar criminal prosecutions, headed the unit in charge of prosecuting all securities and commodities cases, and she coordinated criminal prosecutions with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Pamela is recognized by Chambers USA as a top lawyer in litigation: "A balanced, thoughtful person who brings strategic thinking and always does a good job." "'Very thorough, thoughtful and creative, ' Pamela Chepiga is widely recognized as 'a very significant presence in the white-collar world'." "Sources note that she is ‘very respected and does a great job for her clients'." "Pamela Chepiga is a highly regarded senior partner at the firm, and is noted for her expertise in both general commercial litigation and white-collar criminal investigations. Sources particularly highlight her 'very good and very creative' approach, and praise her as a 'forceful and zealous advocate.'" "Pamela Rogers Chepiga is an experienced litigator with strong expertise in the white-collar criminal litigation space. She is respected in the market and sources state that it is 'terrific working with her on a case.'" Pamela is also distinguished as a leading practitioner in the International Who's Who of Business Crime Defense Lawyers 2014, in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 in the field of Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Euromoney's 2014 Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law for White Collar Crime, and was shortlisted as "Top U.S. Female Litigator of the Year" in the Chambers USA 2013 and 2012 Women in Law awards. Pamela has taught in trial advocacy programs at Harvard Law School, Hofstra Law School, Cardozo Law School and the New York City Corporation Counsel's Office. She has also lectured extensively on insider trading, white collar crime, and the RICO statute. Pamela's recent speaking engagements include: Panelist on 'The Business of White Collar Defense Work: Ethical, Practical and Legal Considerations in Getting Paid,' ABA White Collar Crime Conference, March 2015 Panelist on 'Maximizing Resources: Creating Efficiencies in Legal and Compliance Departments,' SIFMA Annual Meeting, March 2015 'Financial Institutions Regulation: Greater Cooperation Between Global Authorities,' ABA Third International White Collar Crime Institute, October 2014, London 'Ethical Considerations for Corporate Investigations: Views from All Sides,' New York City Bar, September 2013 'Maximizing Value in Global Legal Departments,' General Counsel Conference, June 2013, New York Chaired panel on 'The New Landscape of Insider trading Cases,' National Institute on White Collar Crime, March 2013, Las Vegas 'Evolving Legal and Compliance Department Operating Models,' 2013 SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society Seminar, March 2013, Phoenix 'Interacting with Employees, Internal Counsel and Investigators in an International Setting,' Joint ABA / German Bar Conference, December 2012, Frankfurt 'Post Dodd-Frank: The Rise and Focus of Commodities Enforcement,' ABA White Collar Crime Town Hall, August 2012, Chicago 'The Enforcers: When the SEC and the DOJ Knock on Your Door ,' The Directors College at Stanford University School of Law, June 2012 'International Internal Investigations,' New York City Bar First Annual White Collar Crime Conference, May 2012 'Internal Investigations,' SIFMA Compliance and Legal Society, March 2012, Miami 'Post-Indictment Securities Presentations: Issues and Strategies,' ABA National White Collar Crime Conference, March 2012, Miami 'Current Developments: Securities Litigation and Enforcement,' New York City Bar, December 2011 'Securities Enforcement: Current Issues,' ABA White Collar Crime Town Hall, October 2011, Washington, D.C. Professional qualifications Admitted: Bar of the State of New York 1974 Admitted: United States District Courts Southern District of New York, 1974 Eastern District of New York, 1974 Admitted: United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit, 1974 District of Columbia Circuit, 2005 Fifth Circuit, 2013 Admitted: United States Supreme Court, 1989 Academic qualifications J.D., cum laude, Fordham University School of Law, 1973 B.A., cum laude, Fordham College, 1970 Published work 'Trends in Global Securities Litigation: Developments in F-Cubed Litigation,' Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation Vol. 42 No. 11 June 3, 2009, with Lanier Saperstein 'Receivers and the In Pari Delicto Doctrine,' New York Law Journal, July 9, 2007, with Lanier Saperstein 'Available in America: Punitive Damages in Arbitration,' International Arbitration Law Review, Vol. 7 Issue 4, August 2004, with Andrew Matheson 'Getting to Know the UK's Revamped Regulatory System,' New York Law Journal, November 17, 2003, with Andrew Rhys Davies and Jason Mansell 'Identity Crisis: The SEC and the FSA have contrasting roles to play in reducing financial crime and the FSA's difficulties as both regulator and prosecutor,' The Lawyer, October 6, 2003, with Jason Mansell