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MATTHEW I. MENCHEL
matthew.menchel@kobrekim.com
Miami:
2 South Biscayne Boulevard, 35th Floor, Miami, Florida 33131
Tel. +1 305 967 6108
Fax. +1 305 967 6128
Matthew I. Menchel is a highly regarded and well-known trial attorney who regularly teaches trial techniques to practicing lawyers. Prior to joining Kobre & Kim LLP, Mr. Menchel served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney as well as the former Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, and as a trial instructor and Assistant District Attorney at the New York County District Attorney's Office. At Kobre & Kim LLP, Mr. Menchel focuses on white-collar criminal defense matters with an emphasis on tax and complex financial cases.
Recent Engagements:
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Representation of multiple insurance and reinsurance industry executives in connection with investigations conducted by the New York State Attorney General's Office, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Securities & Exchange Commission into alleged accounting fraud and bid-rigging
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Representation of a principal in a venture capital firm in connection with parallel domestic and international civil litigations stemming from a real estate investment and development dispute
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Representation of an executive at a prosthetic orthopedic parts manufacturer, under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for violation of anti-kickback statute
- Representation of Brian Hunter, the former co-head of energy trading at Amaranth, in connection with a administrative hearing against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in proceedings involving more than US $300 million in potential fines and penalties for respondents
- Lead trial attorney in US $170 million federal bank fraud case in trial lasting over five months
- Lead trial attorney in multi-million dollar bankruptcy fraud case in federal district court
- Co-lead trial counsel in multi-million dollar health fraud case in federal district court
- Representation of an investment banking group of a foreign-based investment bank in multi-million dollar federal lawsuit by their former employer for alleged theft of trade secrets and alleged violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA")
Prior To Kobre & Kim LLP:
While serving as an Assistant United States Attorney, Mr. Menchel served in the U.S. Attorney's Office's Economic Crimes and Public Corruption units where he handled large complex white collar cases. As Chief of the Criminal Division, Mr. Menchel supervised over 150 federal prosecutors. Mr. Menchel also served for eleven years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office during which time he trained numerous Assistant District Attorneys in trial advocacy as Director of Legal Training.
Professional & Community Involvement:
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National Institute for Trial Advocacy ("NITA") and the Cardozo School of Law's Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, Faculty Member
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University of Miami School of Law's Litigation Skills Program, Adjunct Professor
News & Publications:
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Co-author of the treatise New York Criminal Law (West Publications)
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Practice Focus:
Education:
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The City University of New York Law School at Queens College, J.D.
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The State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A.
Admissions:
- New York
- Florida
- New Jersey
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court of New Jersey
- U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York
- U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
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