Roberto Braceras

Roberto Braceras, former head of the Litigation Department in Goodwin’s Boston office, has more than 20 years' of experience in white collar criminal defense, securities fraud and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Braceras, a former federal prosecutor, has tried jury and non-jury cases in both state and federal court. He also has defended a variety of investigations before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Massachusetts Securities Division, FINRA and other self-regulatory organizations. Mr. Braceras has successfully represented Fortune 50 corporations, top financial firms, leading universities and individuals in a wide variety of government investigations and civil litigation involving securities fraud, health care fraud, the False Claims Act, insider trading, environmental crimes, export violations and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Such representations have resulted in declined prosecutions and favorable judgments and settlements. Mr. Braceras was appointed by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker to be Vice Chairman of the Commonwealth’s Judicial Nominating Commission. He also served on the Judicial Nominating Commission chosen to help the governor fill five of the seven seats on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Mr. Braceras also currently serves on the board of directors the U.S. District Court Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel. As a member of the CJA panel, he represents indigent defendants pro bono in federal criminal cases. Prior to joining Goodwin, Mr. Braceras worked as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice in the Criminal Division, Fraud Section. During his tenure with the Department of Justice, he investigated and prosecuted various complex federal crimes, including telemarketing fraud, money laundering, wire fraud, and FCPA offenses. While with the Justice Department, Mr. Braceras represented the United States in Mexico City in discussions with the Mexican government concerning extradition issues. He also prosecuted local crimes with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and bank fraud cases with the New England Bank Fraud Task Force. J.D., 1994 Yale Law School A.B., 1991 Dartmouth College 1994 to 1995 U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Honorable Nathaniel M. Gorton