SRZ has earned an outstanding reputation for its work in white-collar criminal defense and regulatory enforcement matters. Four of our 17 litigation partners, and one of the group's special counsel were formerly federal prosecutors in United States Attorney's Offices, including chiefs of the Appeals and Major Crimes Units in the Southern District of New York, and a deputy chief of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section in the Eastern District of New York. One of the firm's litigation partners, recognized as one of the country's leading authorities in anti-money laundering compliance and enforcement issues, is counsel to the Securities Industry Association's Anti-Money Laundering Committee and advises the Futures Industry Association on anti-money laundering issues. Many of the white-collar and regulatory matters we handle are referred to us by outside lawyers who recognize our expertise in this area.
Our litigation group has represented hundreds of clients confronting criminal and/or regulatory investigations involving securities, financial reporting, money laundering, antitrust, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, health care, RICO, tax, customs, currency transaction reporting and other issues. When charges are brought, unlike some firms that do not represent clients beyond the investigative stage of a criminal or regulatory matter, we have the experience to represent clients at trial, and have done so successfully numerous times.
At the request of the SEC, one of our partners has been retained as an independent consultant to examine remedial undertakings consented to as part of an SEC enforcement action. In one such matter, the partner was retained by the New York Stock Exchange to review its rules, practices and procedures governing floor members. In another such matter, the partner was retained to examine the undertakings of a regional broker-dealer with respect to its sales practices.