Christine Isaacs
- Associate
Ford O’Brien Landy LLP
275 Madison Avenue
Floor 24
New York, New York 10016
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Areas Of Practice
- White Collar Criminal Defense
- Regulatory Enforcement Defense
- Securities & Complex Commercial Litigation
- Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC) sanctions violations
- Asset Forfeiture
Christine Isaacs assists individuals and businesses in high-stakes civil and criminal investigations, litigation, and regulatory-enforcement defense.
Her experience includes:
- Representation of a client in a civil trial against human trafficking allegations and tort claims in the Eastern District of New York.
- Successfully defending a foreign central bank against RICO and other claims brought by U.S. plaintiffs.
- Representation of a journalist of a prominent media company against tort actions and various First Amendment challenges.
- Conducted multiple internal investigations of #MeToo allegations brought against a variety of companies including a prominent media company.
- Representation of a client in a criminal trial with a focus on RICO allegations in the Southern District of New York.
- Successfully secured Combat Related Special Compensation (“CRSC”) benefits for a veteran.
- Successfully obtained asylum at a hearing before an Immigration Court Judge for an LGBTQ+ individual who left his home country to escape persecution.
- Successfully secured T Visas for victims of labor trafficking.
Christine Isaacs has broad litigation experience across various fields, including financial services, investment banking, media and entertainment, and information technology which includes representing individuals, corporations, and financial institutions in general litigation matters. Her experience touches on all parts of the civil litigation process, including managing discovery, drafting dispositive motions, all aspects of trial preparation, trial work, and drafting post-trial motions.
Education
- Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York
- J.D. - 2017
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Health Law and Policy Fellowship Program, Fellow (2015-2017) and Associate (2014-15)
- Honors: Public Service Award, Silver Level
- Law Review, Hofstra Law Review, Volume 45, Associate Editor
- Law Review, Hofstra Law Review, Volume 44, Staff Member
- Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Ontario
- B.B.A. - 2006
Bar Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
Past Employment Positions
- Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
- Dechert LLP
Published Works
- Developments in Securities Fraud Class Actions Against U.S. Life Sciences Companies, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (Mar. 20, 2023)
- 2020 Developments in U.S. Securities Fraud Class Actions Against Non-U.S. Issuers, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (March 23, 2021)
- New York State and City Pass Sweeping Changes to Employment Legislation: What Employers Need to Know, 73 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN REVIEW, no. 10 (Jan. 2, 2020)