Harry is an experienced trial lawyer who regularly represents companies and individuals in the defense of class actions, shareholder disputes, securities matters and other proceedings in numerous federal and state jurisdictions. He has particular experience defending foreign companies, especially Chinese companies, that have been sued in federal court. In addition, Harry has represented numerous large banks and other financial institutions on a wide variety of subjects in litigation matters in New Jersey and New York federal and state courts. Notably, he successfully defended one of the country’s largest banks in a two-week federal trial in New York, securing a $38M verdict on the bank’s counterclaim.

A former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Harry has significant trial experience and experience handling corporate internal investigations, federal criminal matters and federal regulatory matters. He has represented companies and individuals in criminal and regulatory investigations and has successfully resolved criminal and regulatory matters being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice (Criminal, Antitrust and Tax Divisions), different U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Attorneys General of New Jersey and New York. Because of the nature of Harry’s work, many of his most successful matters have not resulted in public charges and remain confidential.

Harry is a former law clerk to Judge Victor Marrero of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Upon completion of his clerkship, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, where he personally handled and led criminal investigations and prosecutions, conducted trials in federal court to jury verdict and handled criminal appeals.

Community & Civic Engagement

  • Assistant Secretary, Federal Bar Foundation 
  • Member, Federal Bar Council
    • Member, Second Circuit Courts Committee
    • Member, Special Committee on Sentencing Reform and Alternatives to Incarceration
  • Member, Second Circuit Civic Education and Public Engagement Committee (Appointed by former Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit)
  • Member, Second Circuit Judicial Conference Planning and Programming Committee (Appointed by former Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit)
  • Member, New York City Bar Association
    • Member, Federal Courts Committee; Liaison to Council for Judicial Administration (2012-2013)
    • Member, Criminal Law Committee (2009-2013)
  • Member, Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
  • Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Past Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • Past Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Honors & Awards

  • The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings), Criminal Defense: White Collar (2023-present)
  • The Legal 500 US, General Commercial Disputes (2022-present)
  • Recognized in New York Metro Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) (2023)

  • Harry’s victory in Leser v. U.S. Bank National Association (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York) was inducted into the New York Law Journal Verdicts Hall of Fame as the Third Highest Contracts Verdict (New York's Highest-Ranking Verdicts from 2000 to 2018).

Thought Leadership

Publications

Media Mentions

Presentations

  • Program Coordinator, "False Confessions," Federal Bar Council Fall Bench & Bar Retreat, October 2013
  • Program Coordinator, "Solitary Confinement: Perspectives From Inside and Out," Federal Bar Council, February 2013
  • Program Coordinator, "Forensic Techniques (Polygraph, Document Examination and DNA) and Admissibility Issues," Federal Bar Council Fall Bench & Bar Retreat, October 2011