
(212) 530-1819
(917) 344-8819 fax
mdee@rkollp.com
One World Financial Center
New York, NY 10281-1003
MaryJeanette Dee
Partner
Practice Areas
- Corporate Governance
- Independent Internal Investigations
- Regulatory Proceedings
- Securities Enforcement, Government Investigations and Criminal Defense
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1990
- Wells College, B.A., summa cum laude
MaryJeanette Dee concentrates in internal investigations and regulatory and white collar criminal defense. She has conducted numerous internal investigations for board committees and management into a wide variety of allegations, including improper revenue recognition, accounting irregularities, misuse of confidential information, insider trading and other securities fraud, retail brokerage sales practice violations, embezzlement, and money laundering. Ms. Dee also frequently represents banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, corporate officers, securities professionals, lawyers and other individuals in connection with investigations and inquiries by the U.S. Attorney's Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the SEC, FINRA and other governmental entities and self-regulatory organizations. Some notable representations include:
• Representation of a global investment bank in connection with parallel federal criminal and SEC stock loan investigations;
• Representation of a Fortune 500 company in connection with allegations of revenue recognition and securities fraud in French subsidiary;
• Representation of a global investment bank in connection with federal criminal Internet gambling investigation;
• Representation of global investment banks in connection with various insider trading investigations;
• Representation of a mutual fund complex in connection with SEC market timing investigation;
• Representation of former Hollinger officer in testimony at the federal criminal trial of Conrad Black; and
• Representation of Lee Richards, court-appointed Independent Examiner, in connection with monitoring Computer Associates International, Inc.'s compliance with the Deferred Prosecution Agreement and SEC consent judgment entered into by Computer Associates International, Inc.
In 1993, Ms. Dee served as Special District Attorney in the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts. She obtained convictions in bench and jury trials for credit card fraud, aggravated assault, stalking and other felony crimes.
Ms. Dee's work and professionalism have earned her recognition as a top white collar criminal defense lawyer. In 2007 and 2008, the Legal 500 directory recognized her accomplishments in this area. She was also named a New York Super Lawyer in white collar criminal defense in both 2008 and 2009. She is currently serving as a Trustee of the Harvard Law School Alumni Association of New Jersey and is a member of a number of professional associations.
Ms. Dee is a member of the New York bar and is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.