Biography
Robert S. Wolf is the Leader of the Criminal and White-Collar Litigation & Government Investigations and Securities Litigation practices.
His primary areas of practice are white collar criminal defense, government investigations, as well as securities, corporate, commercial and real estate litigation. His vast litigation experience is much broader and includes representing corporations and individuals in all stages of federal and state civil and criminal proceedings throughout the country, in addition to regulatory enforcement proceedings and arbitrations. Robert regularly represents clients nationwide in significant fraud prosecutions and SEC enforcement actions. He has also been involved in complex international litigations in connection with global intelligence investigations for numerous European Union member countries and other foreign jurisdictions.
High-profile clients subject to unfavorable press or otherwise targeted by the media look to Robert for his extensive experience in crisis management and a well-earned, media-savvy reputation. These clients include high net worth individuals, financial industry professionals, real estate companies, developers, celebrities and professional athletes
Robert represented a former business associate of President Trump, who testified in the Office of Special Counsel grand jury and appeared before numerous House and Senate subcommittees in connection the Congressional investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election as well as obstruction of justice by the President.
Robert also handles high stake employment matters and related litigation in the financial industry in, involving senior managing directors and investment banks, obtaining substantial severance packages in charged environments; represented broker-dealers and hedge funds against employees in similar matters; and obtained a landmark ruling regarding the U-5 disclosure immunity defeating substantial monetary damage claims.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
- New York Law School (J.D.)
- Adelphi University (B.A.)
- New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- American Bar Association Business Law, Litigation and Criminal Justice Sections
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- New York County Lawyers Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- New York Criminal Bar Association
- Recognized as the first American attorney to be permitted into a Russian prison in an actual case, Robert represented a U.S. citizen charged with fraud and money laundering in connection with one of the first joint criminal prosecutions between the United States and the Russian Federation. He is frequently quoted by various media outlets, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg News and Reuters, and has appeared often as a legal analyst on television.
- Robert has been rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell for over 20 years, an achievement which places him amongst a select group of lawyers recognized for their legal abilities and professional ethical standards. He is also honored with consecutive selections in the 2012 through 2020 editions of New York Metro Super Lawyers® for White Collar Criminal Defense Litigation.
- Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2025

