Mary Toscano Carpenito

Mary handles all aspects of litigation, including internal investigations on behalf of financial institutions and other corporate entities, pre-trial motions and plea negotiations, trials. She has tried numerous cases to verdict and has experience in grand jury investigations, and in guiding clients through the process of responding to subpoenas and investigative demands from state and federal entities, including the Department of Justice (“DOJ”),  State Offices of the Attorney General, and local prosecutor offices, as well as federal and state agencies, including the Securities Exchange Commission, the Board of Medical Examiners, and the Office of State Comptroller, Medicaid Fraud Division.

She also represents clients in complex civil litigation involving shareholder disputes, contract, employment, and construction disputes and other commercial matters.

Prior to entering private practice, Mary gained extensive experience as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey for over ten years. In her role as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, she managed all aspects of litigation from investigation through conviction, supervising the Office's violent crime, narcotics, organized crime and gang-related caseload and serving as the Office's Grand Jury coordinator. In addition, as Chief of the General Crimes Unit, her responsibilities included the oversight of a variety of cases, including those involving mail fraud, wire fraud, healthcare fraud and tax fraud.

Mary’s background also includes her tenure as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, where her work encompassed the investigation and prosecution of complex international narcotics, money laundering and narco-terrorism cases.

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