Catherine L. Redlich

Partner

Tel: 518.329.4002 (direct); 212.986.4030 (office)

Practice

Ms. Redlich's interest in white-collar criminal defense developed during her federal clerkship in Manhattan, the venue for many high-profile business prosecutions. She handles a broad range of criminal and regulatory matters, with special expertise in securities fraud, tax and accounting fraud, insider trading, public corruption, criminal antitrust, sentencing litigation, appellate advocacy, disciplinary matters and regulatory proceedings.

Catherine is frequently tapped by corporate counsel to represent principals, senior executives, and employees of investment banking firms, brokerage firms, and hedge funds in state and federal securities prosecutions, as well as in civil enforcement matters and internal corporate investigations. Recently, she successfully represented the global managing partner of McKinsey & Company in a civil RICO action, and an executive of a pharmaceutical company in a criminal antitrust case. On at least five occasions, she has averted S.E.C. enforcement actions against clients with persuasive Wells Submissions to the Commission. Her clients have included former and current officers and employees of Nomura, Bear Stearns, JPMorgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, Ernst & Young, KPMG, UBS, McKinsey & Company, McGladrey & Pullen, Novartis, and Columbia University, among others. Catherine also regularly represents attorneys, accountants, doctors, and business owners in investigations of state and federal offenses.

Experience

Catherine received her law degree from the Harvard Law School, where she was Articles Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and was awarded a Public Interest Fellowship. Following law school, Ms. Redlich served for two years as law clerk to the Honorable Charles S. Haight, Jr., United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York. She joined a prominent white-collar defense firm in New York following her judicial clerkship, and became its first woman partner before co-founding Driscoll & Redlich. Catherine is consistently recognized by Super Lawyers and The New York Area's Best Lawyers as among the top practitioners in her field. For over 35 consecutive years she has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer review rating, AV Preeminent, for legal ability and ethical standards.

Ms. Redlich is also a NYS Town Judge, currently serving her second elected term. In that role, she presides over all state criminal and civil matters occurring within her court’s jurisdiction.

Memberships and Committee Service

Catherine is an active member of several bar associations and groups of defense practitioners. She was elected to and served on the Board of Directors of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers, the premier white-collar defense organization in New York, and also was Chairman of its Membership Committee. She is also a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, where she has served on the Criminal Law and Litigation Committees; the American Bar Association, sections on Criminal Justice and Litigation; and the Women’s White-Collar Defense Association.

Outside Boards

Catherine is a co-founder and trustee of the Redlich Horwitz Foundation, which invests in transformative strategies to keep children and families intact and thriving in well-resourced communities. She serves on the Dean's Advisory Council for the College of Literature, Science and the Arts at the University of Michigan, and is president of the Board of Directors of the Ancram Center for the Arts. Catherine has also served on the board of the Center for Community Alternatives which supports those affected by mass incarceration and community disinvestment.

Catherine is an Advisor to the Insita Group, which focuses on criminal justice reform, workforce development, and protecting our democracy.

Presentations

Ms. Redlich often participates as a panelist or speaker on criminal law topics. Examples include:

Author and Panelist: "The ABC's of Federal Criminal Litigation: Exploring Dispositions," Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Center for Continuing Legal Education

Author: "Representation Prior to a Criminal Tax Investigation," American Bar Association, Center for Continuing Legal Education

Author: "Prosecutors Wield Powerful Weapon of Civil Forfeiture," New York Law Journal

Moderator: "Counseling the Client Facing Prison," The New York Council of Defense Lawyers and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Center for Continuing Legal Education

Panelist: "The New Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Overhauled and Unveiled," Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Center for Continuing Legal Education

Speaker: "Careers in Criminal Law," The Harvard Law School

Education

• J.D. cum laude, Harvard Law School
  • Articles Editor, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review
  • Public Interest Fellowship
• B.A. with Highest Distinction, University of Michigan
• M.A., University of Michigan

Clerkship

• The Honorable Charles S. Haight, Jr., United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1982-1984

Bar Admissions

• New York State
• United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• United States Tax Court

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Memberships, Boards and Committee Service

• New York Council of Defense Lawyers
  • Board of Directors
  • Chairman, Membership Committee
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • Criminal Law and Litigation Committees
• American Bar Association
  • Criminal Justice and Litigation Section
• Women's White-Collar Defense Association

Outside Boards

• University of Michigan
  • Dean's Advisory Council for College of LS&A​
  • English Department Advisory Board
• Redlich Horwitz Foundation
  • Co-founder and Trustee​
• Ancram Center for the Arts
  • Board of Directors​
• Insita Group
  
  • Advisor