Summary
Jaimie is a partner in Taft’s Compliance, Investigations, and White Collar Defense practice in New York. Before joining Taft, she held practice leadership roles at other prominent New York City law firms.
Drawing on extensive public and private sector experience, Jaimie provides strategic counsel to companies and executives navigating high-stakes government investigations and regulatory matters. She advises public and private companies, boards of directors, and senior executives in federal criminal and civil cases involving financial and securities fraud, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, campaign finance violations, the False Claims Act, asset forfeiture, and Bank Secrecy Act and AML issues. She has obtained written declinations from both the SDNY and DOJ in obstruction investigations — even in cases where DOJ executed search warrants. Jaimie also conducts internal investigations, advises on crisis response and media relations, and frequently appears on national networks to comment on developing issues in federal criminal law.
Chambers USA recognizes Jaimie for her work in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, noting “she truly brings the ‘X factor’ and goes above and beyond,” and that she is “a total rockstar in her field.”
Earlier in her career, Jaimie served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) for seven years, working in both the Civil and Criminal Divisions. She successfully led civil and criminal jury trials and brings a unique perspective to clients facing parallel investigations or complex litigation. As a member of the Civil Division’s Civil Fraud Unit, she led landmark fraud cases—including the Bank of America trial, the first DOJ case tried under FIRREA and the first post-2008 trial against a major financial institution. In 2015, Jaimie received the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award for negotiating a global settlement of federal and state civil fraud actions.
As a criminal prosecutor, Jaimie served as co-lead trial counsel in a month-long RICO conspiracy trial involving securities fraud, healthcare fraud, and money laundering. She also co-led a civil asset forfeiture trial — the first of its kind the government had brought in more than seven years—and was a member of the Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Unit, handling international money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act matters.
Jaimie clerked for the late Hon. M. Blane Michael of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Charleston, West Virginia. She is a member of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association and serves on the board of Beat the Streets, a nonprofit that expands wrestling opportunities for children in New York City and champions the growth of girls’ wrestling.
Awards
Honoree, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (2025)
Honoree, The Legal 500 U.S., Dispute Resolution – Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense (2025)
Honoree, The Best Lawyers in America®, Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2020 – 2022)
Recipient, FinCEN’s Director’s Law Enforcement Award (2019)
Recipient, Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award (2015)
All Service Areas
Education
- Cornell University Law School (2003)
magna cum laude
Cornell Law Review, Admissions Editor
Order of the Coif - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Doctoral Study, Philosophy
- Wheaton College
B.A. – Philosophy and Religious Studies
Admissions
- State - New York
Notable Matters
Experience prior to joining Taft:
- Obtained declination following search warrant in parallel civil-criminal fraud investigations by DOJ.
- Obtained sentence of probation for client in insider trading case.
- Negotiated favorable resolution medical device provider in DOJ False Claims Act litigation.
- Represented multiple clients in insider trading investigations.
- Negotiated favorable resolution for cannabis cultivation company and individual grower in state investigation, resulting in no suspension for company or grower.
- Represented CEO/Founder in parallel SEC and DOJ investigations.
- Represented cryptocurrency hedge fund in CFTC enforcement action.
- Represented cryptocurrency trader in parallel SEC and DOJ investigations.
- Negotiated favorable resolution for government contractor in False Claims Act investigation.
- Represented executive in connection with DOJ and SEC investigation into securities fraud, resulting in no charges.
- Represented health care provider in connection with DOJ campaign finance investigation.
- Represented a multinational corporation in connection with a consumer fraud investigation in California.
- Represented individuals in multiple DOJ fraud investigations.
- Represented multi-national company in a state consumer fraud investigation.
- Obtained interlocutory sale of property subject to federal criminal forfeiture proceedings on behalf of lender.
- Represented lender in connection with an SEC and DOJ fraud investigations.
Professional Affiliations
- New York City Bar Association
Member
- Women's White Collar Defense Association
Member, New York Chapter
- Federal Bar Council
Member, Federal Criminal Practice Committee
Community Involvement
- Beat the Streets
Member, Board of Directors