Our Team
Adam C. Ford
Partner
Adam C. Ford is a thoughtful tactician and an indefatigable fighter who represents individuals and corporations engaged in high-stakes civil and criminal litigation, as well as regulatory investigations and enforcement actions.
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Matthew Aaron Ford
Partner
Matthew Aaron Ford litigates a wide variety of cases, with particular focus on white collar criminal and regulatory defense, as well as complex civil litigation. Matt earned his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law. After completing a clerkship at the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Matt was an associate at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP. Matt is the head of Ford O’Brien Landy LLP’s Austin office.
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Noah D. Genel
Partner
Noah D. Genel is an experienced litigator and the former Commissioner and Chair of the New York City Business Integrity Commission (BIC) – the agency charged with regulating and eliminating organized crime and other criminality from the commercial waste hauling industry and the public wholesale food markets in New York City.
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Renée L. Jarusinsky
Partner
Renée L. Jarusinsky is an experienced white-collar litigator, having spent the majority of her more than twenty-year career investigating and litigating complex financial crimes and corruption. Her cases have covered a broad range of activity including not-for-profit and government contract fraud, pension fraud, securities and accounting fraud, campaign finance schemes, identity theft and bank fraud, and more. She brings to her clients and her cases the perspective she gained from having been both a defense attorney and a prosecutor.
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Robert S. Landy
Partner
Robert S. Landy is an experienced litigator who regularly represents individual clients in connection with regulatory and white-collar criminal investigations, as well as individuals and businesses in complex commercial litigation involving claims of improper conduct in the course of competition. Robert’s commercial practice often involves claims of theft of trade secrets, false advertising/Lanham Act violations, challenging and enforcing non-compete clauses, copyright infringement, tortious interference with contract, unfair competition and other business torts.
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Kevin J. O’brien
Partner
Kevin J. O’Brien is an experienced trial lawyer and former Assistant U. S. Attorney, who specializes in commercial and securities litigation on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants, arbitrations, regulatory enforcement cases and white-collar criminal defense.
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Alexander Shapiro
Partner
Alexander Shapiro is a seasoned litigator who represents professionals and businesses in complex commercial disputes and in white collar regulatory and criminal investigations. Over the course of his career, Mr. Shapiro has counseled and advised clients on a broad range of issues, including breach of contract, securities fraud, money laundering, competition and confidentiality, spoliation, false advertising, discovery in aid of foreign litigation, whistleblower claims, and compliance and policy development. Mr. Shapiro has extensive trial experience, having personally led and/or directed numerous trials in federal and state courts, as well as before administrative tribunals such as the FINRA and the NLRB.
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Nicolette T. Beuther
Associate
Nicolette T. Beuther is a litigation associate, who first joined Ford O’Brien Landy LLP as an intern during law school. Nicolette holds a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law in Queens, New York, where she graduated in the Spring of 2019, and served as an Article Editor on the editorial board of the New York International Law Review and as a Teaching Assistant for Contracts Negotiation and Lawyering.
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Cara Filippelli
Associate
Cara Filippelli is a litigation associate who joined Ford O’Brien Landy LLP in 2022. She mainly focuses her practice on commercial and securities litigation, regulatory defense, and white collar criminal defense.
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Stephen R. Halpin III
Associate
Stephen R. Halpin III represents clients in high-stakes civil and criminal litigation. In particular, Steve focuses on cases involving complex allegations of fraud and financial misconduct.
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Arthur Kutoroff
Associate
Arthur Kutoroff represents clients in a broad array of white collar criminal and regulatory investigation and litigation, securities litigation, and commercial litigation matters.
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Julián Alejandro Ríos
Associate
Julián Alejandro Ríos is a litigation associate who recently joined Ford O’Brien Landy LLP in 2022. Julián holds a J.D. from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, where he completed a Fellowship in Washington, D.C. practicing economic sanctions compliance and served as both a Graduate Research Assistant for the Department of International Relations and as a Research Assistant for Oil and Gas Law.
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Katherine M. Jaskot
Managing Attorney
Katherine M. Jaskot has more than 22 years of experience in litigation. Prior to her joining the firm, she was the managing attorney and lead litigator in an 80-person insurance defense and general litigation law firm. Katherine has extensive experience in jury trials, bench trials, arbitration matters and appellate work. As the managing attorney, Ms. Jaskot was integral to the development and implementation of firm best practices, and litigation and trial strategy and tactics.
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Bryan W. McCracken
Associate
Bryan W. McCracken Bryan W. McCracken is a litigation associate who joined Ford O’Brien Landy LLP in 2022. Bryan mainly focuses on white-collar criminal defense, government & regulatory investigations, and commercial & securities litigation.
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Suzanne Pope
Counsel
Suzanne Pope litigates a wide variety of cases, with particular focus on white collar criminal and regulatory defense, as well as complex civil litigation. Suzanne’s range of litigation experience includes formerly serving as National Supervising Counsel for Chrysler Corporation Warranty Litigation and also as Senior Counsel in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. Suzanne graduated from Georgetown University Law Center and is admitted to the bars of Michigan and Pennsylvania.
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Anjula Prasad
Counsel
Anjula Prasad litigates a wide variety of cases, with particular focus on white collar criminal and regulatory defense, as well as complex civil litigation. Anjula earned her J.D. from Fordham Law School and her B.A from Carleton where she graduated with distinction. She was admitted to the New York bar in 2001 and to the Patent bar in 2003.
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Hoda Aslanfard
Firm Accountant
Hoda Aslanfard joined Ford O’Brien Landy LLP in 2017 as an Accountant/Bookkeeper while she was studying at NJCU. She became a full-time Accountant after receiving her degree in Master of Science in Accounting. She is in charge for the employees payroll, 401(k), health insurance, and human resource activity, A/R, A/P, general ledger postings, invoicing, taxation issues, and regulatory compliance guidelines.
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Steven Brandt
Law Clerk/director Of E-discovery
Steven Brandt joined Ford O’Brien Landy LLP in 2021 as a Law Clerk and the Director of e Discovery after receiving his J.D. from New York Law School. Steven assists the attorneys and paralegal by conducting legal research, drafting and reviewing documents, and providing support throughout trial preparation.
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Izabela Khundzakishvili
Executive Assistant
Izabela Khundzakishvili joined Ford O’Brien Landy LLP in January 2022. As an executive assistant she is responsible for providing comprehensive support to the entire law firm staff and assisting the Managing Attorney in overseeing the firm’s office operations.
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Emily Bratton
Paralegal
Emily Bratton joined Ford O’Brien and Landy in October of 2022. As a paralegal, she assists the firm with document preparation, legal filings, and trial support.
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