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James Miskiewicz

James Miskiewicz

Partner

White Collar Criminal Defense, Internal Investigations, Civil & Civil Rights Litigation, Federal & State Environmental and Energy Law

Phone: 631-231-1199

E-mail: jmiskiewicz@lapintalesko.com

Notable MATTERS

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Represented wholesale seafood supplier during a federal investigation that ended by convincing prosecutors to decline bringing charges against the client.

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Successfully defended gas utility facing $26 million in fines for alleged violations of pipeline maintenance regulations by establishing that regulators misapplied federal law and potentially violated the client’s due process rights leading to a resolution with no finding of fault or payment of a fine.

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Conducted internal investigation that cleared officers of a Manhattan-based state public authority of alleged ethical misconduct.

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Won dismissal of a federal civil rights lawsuit against a state investigator who testified accurately at the corruption trial of former New York City Councilman, who sued after his conviction was overturned.

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As deputy General Counsel for the Long Island Power Authority, led multi-agency investigation into the service provider’s lack of preparation for a summer storm that left most of the utility’s customers without power for days. The investigation’s findings led to numerous operational and contract reforms.

As a Justice Department prosecutor:

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Tried and convicted an Ohio-based shipping company and its vice president of operations of intentionally dumping waste oil and other pollutants into the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers during a twenty-year conspiracy to violate the Clean Water Act.

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Led an eight-year investigation and two trials that ended with the convictions of defendants involved in a decade-old, cold-case triple homicide.

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Took over a stalled federal investigation that led to the arrest and conviction of the highest-ranking uniformed member of the Suffolk County Police Department on criminal civil rights charges arising from his beating of a handcuffed prisoner, whom he also threatened to kill.