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Ilan Graff is partner at Fried Frank who represents institutional and individual clients
in connection with white-collar matters, regulatory and internal investigations, and
complex commercial litigation.

Ilan previously served for ten years in the United States Attorney’s Office for the
Southern District of New York, most recently as the Deputy United States Attorney,
overseeing the litigation of all criminal and civil cases brought on behalf of the United
States in the Southern District and supervising more than 400 lawyers, paralegals,
investigators, and staff members across the Office’s criminal and civil divisions.

During his decade at the SDNY, Ilan spearheaded a series of high-profile cases, including criminal matters
involving violations of securities laws and international sanctions, financial and other fraud, national and
cyber security, and public corruption, as well as civil matters such as False Claims Act investigations and
litigation. Ilan also served as co-chief of the General Crimes Unit and co-chief of the Terrorism & Inter-
national Narcotics Unit. He has extensive trial experience, having served as counsel on nine federal jury
trials. He received his JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law
Review, and his BA, cum laude, from Harvard College.

Rachel Maimin is a partner at Lowenstein Sandler. As a former Assistant U.S. Attor-
ney in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), Rachel tried numerous cases to
successful jury verdict. In her nine years as a federal prosecutor for the SDNY, Rachel
worked on some of the office’s highest-profile matters, including United States v.
Michael Cohen, where she acted as a senior prosecutor in the investigation and pros-
ecution of the personal attorney to the President of the United States. She was lead
prosecutor on the largest-ever gang investigation and prosecution in New York City
history, which resulted in the arrest and prosecution of 120 leaders and members of
two rival gangs. Rachel also had extensive experience prosecuting narcotics trafficking cases in coordina-
tion with the Drug Enforcement Administration, including prescription pill diversion.

Rachel applies her years of experience in the U.S. Attorney’s Office to advising and defending Lowenstein
Sandler’s clients, including corporations, funds, and individuals targeted by the DOJ, the SEC, FINRA, and
other regulators alleging insider trading, securities fraud, wire and bank fraud, honest services fraud, rack-
eteering, extortion, and bribery. She also provides clients with vigorous defense against a variety of civil
claims, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud. Rachel works closely with our
Tech Group and Investment Management group to advise businesses facing federal and state governmen-
tal inquiries. Her clients include startups; growth companies; venture, growth, and private equity funds;
and large financial institutions (along with their executives and boards) across the country and overseas,
along with cryptocurrency platforms and brokers. Well-versed in technology, Rachel also leads internal
corporate investigations concerning potential criminal violations, employee misconduct, and cybersecu-
rity breaches.

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