Craig A. Stewart, former Chief Counsel to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), has rejoined the firm's White Collar Defense & Investigations practice. His practice will focus on representing companies and individuals in connection with investigations by federal and state prosecutors and regulators as well as on representing parties in civil and appellate litigation.
In 2019, Mr. Stewart was appointed Chief Counsel to the United States Attorney for the SDNY, the third highest-ranking position in that office. In that capacity, he advised the US Attorney, the Deputy US Attorney, and other members of the Executive Staff concerning the most significant legal matters pending in the US Attorney's Office. He also assisted in oversight of the operations of the Office.
Mr. Stewart worked at Arnold & Porter from 1998 until his departure for the US Attorney's Office in 2019. His practice involved white collar defense, corporate internal investigations, complex commercial litigation, and criminal appeals. Mr. Stewart served for a time as head of the firm's New York office.
Prior to joining Arnold & Porter in 1998, Mr. Stewart spent 11 years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the SDNY, where he served in both the Civil and Criminal Divisions. During his tenure at the US Attorney's Office, Mr. Stewart tried both civil and criminal cases and argued numerous appeals. As a member of the Criminal Division, Mr. Stewart also conducted and supervised many investigations. He held a number of supervisory positions within the Criminal Division, including Chief Appellate Attorney, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, and Chief of the Narcotics Unit. As Chief Appellate Attorney, Mr. Stewart helped to set the legal positions taken by the US Attorney's Office and supervised the drafting and editing of briefs filed by that Office in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
