Carolyn Sartori

Carolyn Sartori represents individuals and businesses in complex commercial and securities litigation, white-collar criminal defense, and government and regulatory investigations. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2025 and as part of the “Next Generation” by Lawdragon in 2026.

At the firm, she has participated in multiple high-stakes trials and hearings, including representing the former Minister of Finance of Mozambique accused of bribery in a multi-week criminal jury trial in the Eastern District of New York; a doctor, against a hospital and its parent organization, in a multi-week defamation jury trial; and the CEO of a large oil and gas corporation in a civil forfeiture action seeking to recover a $300 million dollar asset that was seized by the Department of Justice, culminating in a multi-week evidentiary hearing in the Southern District of New York.

Prior to joining the firm, Carolyn obtained a range of civil litigation experience at a litigation firm where she took and defended dozens of depositions, participated in mediations, and regularly represented clients in New York State Supreme Court. She successfully drafted multiple motions for summary judgment and an appellate brief, as well as argued a case before the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.

Carolyn received her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from New York Law School, where she served as a Staff Editor of the New York Law School Law Review, an Executive Board Member of the school’s Moot Court Association, and a member of the New York Law School Legal Association for Women. During her third year of law school, she handled criminal misdemeanor cases as a student attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office through the New York Law School Prosecution Clinic.

In her spare time, Carolyn enjoys reading, exploring New York City and other international cities, and visiting the beach in her hometown on Long Island.