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Parvin Moyne

Partner, Akin Gump

Parvin represents individuals, financial institutions and public and private companies in government investigations, white collar criminal and regulatory defense matters, internal investigations and complex commercial litigation.

Parvin is described by Chambers USA as “extremely able, very smart and a complete pleasure to work with.”

During her tenure as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, Parvin was a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, and was lead counsel in more than 100 investigations and prosecutions, tried 10 federal criminal jury trials, and briefed and argued more than 10 appeals. After law school, she clerked for then-Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs of the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals.

Parvin handles matters involving alleged violations of laws including:

  • Market manipulation
  • Spoofing
  • Insider trading
  • Investment advisor fraud
  • Accounting fraud
  • Wire and mail fraud
  • Public corruption
  • Money laundering
  • Mortgage fraud
  • Tax fraud
  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
  • Consumer privacy statutes
  • Sanctions laws.

Parvin is an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law where she teaches complex federal investigations.

Representative Work

  • Representing a former precious metals trader at a major financial institution in a federal criminal case alleging RICO and other violations in connection with alleged spoofing and barrier options trading.
  • Representing a former senior rates trader at a major financial institution in a CFTC enforcement case alleging market manipulation and other violations in connection with risk management activity for an issuer swap.
  • Representing an international financial institution in internal and government-facing investigations related to anti-money laundering and regulatory issues.
  • Representing an Audit Committee of a public energy company in an SEC investigation involving allegations of insider trading.
  • Representing an Audit Committee of a public technology company in internal and SEC investigations involving allegations of accounting fraud.

Appearances