Sagar K. Ravi brings nearly a decade of experience as a federal prosecutor and seasoned trial lawyer to advise clients facing a wide range of white-collar and regulatory enforcement matters and high-stakes disputes. His practice focuses on cutting-edge issues at the intersection of law and technology, including digital assets, privacy and cybersecurity, healthcare fraud, false advertising, and artificial intelligence (AI). Leveraging his extensive engagement with US Department of Justice (DOJ) components, state attorneys general, and civil regulators, Sagar helps companies and individuals navigate complex, consequential investigations involving multiple government agencies and stakeholders and any ensuing litigation.
Before joining the firm, Sagar served as chief of the Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit at the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), where he led a team of 20 senior prosecutors handling the most sophisticated fraud and cyber cases in the country, many of which were international in scope. He oversaw groundbreaking investigations, including some of the first US criminal investigations involving AI.
As a prosecutor, Sagar led and supervised cases and cross-border investigations involving healthcare fraud, the False Claims Act (FCA), securities and investment fraud, intellectual property and trade secrets theft, consumer fraud, tax offenses, sanctions, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and money laundering and the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). During his time at SDNY, Sagar tried and supervised 23 federal criminal trials to verdict and handled 10 appeals before the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In addition to the DOJ, through his extensive experience with joint and parallel investigations, Sagar has had regular engagement with multiple civil regulators, including the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Federal Trade Commission, among others.
Recognized nationally for his experience handling novel, high-profile criminal cyber and national security matters, Sagar provides strategic counsel to clients facing sensitive cross-border cybersecurity incidents, ransomware attacks, and AI-related risks. He also advises clients on the full spectrum of digital asset issues, including cryptocurrency theft and investment fraud, smart contract manipulation, fraud in non-fungible token (NFT) offerings, and crypto-enabled money laundering.
Earlier in his career, Sagar clerked for the Honorable Kiyo A. Matsumoto of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York and practiced at an international law firm representing corporate and individual clients in a variety of white-collar matters.
