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Edgardo Ramos
– Partner
Representative Matters
Professional Experience
Edgardo Ramos represents corporations and individuals in federal and state criminal investigations and prosecutions, and on complex civil litigation.Representative Matters
- Represent international paper manufacturer investigated by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
- Represent national insurance company in fraud investigation conducted by the U.S. Attorney's Office
- Represent individual executives of Fortune 100 pharmaceutical distribution company in SEC investigation
- Represent Internet company in investigation of breach of consumer privacy laws conducted by the New York State Attorney General
- Represent national bank in money-laundering investigation conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Previously, Edgardo served as a supervisory federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. As a federal prosecutor, Edgardo investigated and prosecuted a wide array of violations, including public corruption, defense contractor fraud, healthcare fraud, art fraud, violations of the Arms Export Control Act, and money laundering. As a supervisor in the narcotics and money-laundering unit, Edgardo supervised a dozen assistant U.S. attorneys investigating large-scale international money-laundering and drug-trafficking organizations.
Representative Matters as Federal Prosecutor
- U.S. v. DRS Photronics, Inc. (defense contractor fined $2.5 million and convicted of submitting false claims in connection with the sale of equipment used to align the weapons systems of the Apache attack helicopter)
- U.S. v. Gunter Kohlke (Swiss airplane parts salesman convicted of violating export laws relating to military equipment)
- U.S. v. Pastor Perafan-Homen (Colombian drug kingpin convicted of importing in excess of 20,000 kilograms of cocaine and laundering tens of millions of dollars)
- U.S. v. Kathryn Amiel, et al. (Long Island family convicted of fraud in connection with the sale of purported limited edition, pencil-signed prints by the artists Picasso, Chagall, Miro, and Dali)
- U.S. v. William Parsons, et al. (two New York City police detectives and one former NYPD officer convicted of transporting heroin and cocaine for trafficking organization)
Practice Areas |
News, Publications & Presentations |
- Featured, "Day Pitney's Edgardo Ramos Selected as a Finalist for U.S. Attorney for Connecticut," Day Pitney Press Release, September 11, 2009
- Featured, "Names Of 4 Finalists For U.S. Attorney For Connecticut Sent To Obama," Hartford Courant, September 11, 2009
- Featured, "Day Pitney Teams with Full Circle NY to Sponsor Career Camp For Students and Young Professionals," Day Pitney Press Release, February 18, 2009
- Co-author, Day Pitney White Collar Quarterly Newsletter, Winter 2009
- Co-author, Day Pitney White Collar Quarterly Newsletter, Fall 2008
- Featured, "Day Pitney LLP Teams with the United Negro College Fund and Full Circle NY to Host 'The Real Great Debaters of Wiley College' Documentary Premiere," Day Pitney Press Release, September 8, 2008
- Co-author, Day Pitney White Collar Quarterly Newsletter, Spring 2008
- Co-author, "Tough New Ethics Rules For Government Contractors," Day Pitney Alert, April 4, 2008
- Co-author, Day Pitney White Collar Quarterly Newsletter, Winter 2008
- Co-author, "Responding To SRO Market Surveillance Inquiries Into Potential Insider Trading," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, October 2007
- Speaker, "Bank Audit Committee Conference," Bank Director Magazine, Intercontinental Chicago, Chicago, IL, June 15, 2007
- Co-author, "U.S. Supreme Court Raises the Bar for Antitrust Suits," Day Pitney Alert, May 24, 2007
- Speaker, "Diverse Backgrounds, Complementary Ideas, One Focus," 7th Annual Pathways to Diversity Conference, MCCA, New York, NY, November 8, 2006
- Co-author, "The USA Patriot Reauthorization Act, Treasury Guidelines, and Executive Order 13224: An Update on Implications for Grantmakers," Legal Dimensions of International Grantmaking, Issue 78, Third Quarter 2006
- Co-author, "Cleaning E-House: New Federal Rules Effective at Year-End Suggest Action Now," DBH Alert, September 12, 2006
- Participant, "Life Under The Thompson Memo: KPMG and Beyond," CLE panel at the Hispanic National Bar Association's 31st Annual Convention, August 31, 2006
- "What Works: Ways to Increase Diversity at Law Firms," The National Law Journal, January 16, 2006
- Co-author, "Can an 'Ineffective' Compliance Program Violate the False Claims Act?" DBH Alert, December 1, 2005
- Co-author, "Arthur Andersen v. United States: No Excuse to Lower Your Guard on Document Retention Best Practices," DBH Alert, June 28, 2005
- "A Treatise On the Organizational Sentencing Guidelines Addresses the Need for Effective Compliance Programs," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 2005
- "Day, Berry & Howard Receives Corporate Commitment Award from Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association," DBH Press Release, December 1, 2004
- Co-author, "Organizational Sentencing Guidelines: The New Paradigm For Effective Compliance and Ethics Programs," November 2004
- Co-author, "Fighting on Several Fronts," The National Law Journal, July 19, 2004
- Co-author, "Compliance Programs to Detect And Prevent Crime: Amended Federal Sentencing Guidelines," DBH Alert, June 7, 2004
- "Handbook on Counter-Terrorism Measures: What U.S. Nonprofits and Grantmakers Need to Know," produced for Independent Sector, InterAction and the Council on Foundations under the auspices of the Day, Berry & Howard Foundation, March 15, 2004
- "Risky Business: Aiding and Abetting Another Company's Securities Violations," Business Crimes Bulletin Vol. 11, Number 2, March 2004
- "The Government's Pursuit of Corporate Wrongdoing," DBH Alert, April 4, 2003
Education |
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1987
- Yale College, B.A., 1982
Admissions |
- State of Connecticut
- State of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Affiliations |
- American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association, board member
- Puerto Rican Bar Association, New York City, board member
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Outside Interests |
- New York City Commission to Combat Police Corruption, Commissioner
- Aspira of NY, Inc., vice chairperson
Awards and Achievements |
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, E.D.N.Y., 1992-2002
Firm Committees and Responsibilities |
- Diversity Committee, Chairman