Thomas A Capezza

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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 29 years of experience

Criminal Law, Personal Injury

30 S. Pearl Street, Suite P-110, Albany, NY 12207

About Thomas A Capezza

Practice Areas

Education

Representative Cases

United States v. David Norris, 08 CR 343 (USDC NDNY)
United States v. Ronald Persaud, et al, 05 CR 368 (USDC NDNY)
United States v. Medisca, Inc., 11 CR 476 (USDC NDNY)
United States v. Hussein Amr, CR 03-2131 (USDC Eastern District of Michigan)
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Henry Benjamin Schmidt, C-1-97-599 (USDC Southern District of Ohio)
United States v. John Napoli, 95 CR 993 (USDC EDNY)
United States v. State of New York, et al., 77 CV 343 (USDC NDNY)

Classes and Seminars

Speaker: “Ethics for Government Officials and Volunteers”, Capital District Regional Planning Commission, Local Government Workshop, Troy, NY (2019)
Speaker: “Cybersecurity Issues in the Hospitality and Retail Industries – A Survey of Technical Issues and Noteworthy Cases”, ALFA International webinar (2019)
Speaker: “What to Do When There’s Been a Security Incident”, Capital Area Technology Association, Albany, NY (2018)
Speaker: “NYSDFS Rules on Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies,” American Bar Association Business Law Spring Meeting, Cyberspace Law Committee, Orlando, FL (2018)
Speaker: “Remedies and Damages in Commercial Litigation”, Federal Court Bar Association, Northern District of New York, Albany, NY (2017)
Speaker: “Ethics in Action”, Federation of Bar Associations, Lake Placid, NY (2017)
Speaker: “Federal Cross-Border Crimes, Forfeiture and Evolving Forfeiture Policy”, Federation of Bar Associations, Lake Placid, NY (2016)

Bar Admissions

Other Affiliations

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA Task Force on Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes, Member)
Federal Bar Council
American Bar Association
Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association
International Association of Privacy Professionals
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Federal Law Enforcement Association
Capital Area Technology Association

Past Positions

Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York (Albany), Assistant U.S. Attorney
Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit), Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (NYC), Enforcement Counsel
Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Assistant District Attorney
New York State Police (Albany), General Counsel

Published Works

Capezza, Thomas A., Urizar, Nancy L. “Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation Strategies, and Bankruptcy Considered in the Context of Cloud Agreements.” Cloud 3.0 Drafting and Negotiating Cloud Computing Agreements. American Bar Association Publishing, 2019, Chapter 8, pp. 147-161
Author: “New York State Rules Reaches Beyond the State’s Borders in Requiring Corporate Boards to Implement Cybersecurity Protections”, American Bar Association, The Business Lawyer, Vol. 73 (Winter 2017-18)
Author: “The Langham Act and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: When Private Pharmaceutical Litigation Compliments FDA Regulatory Enforcement”, American Bar Association White-Collar Crime Newsletter (Winter 2017)
Author: “Attention Banks, Insurance Companies and Other Financial Services Institutions: Be Prepared for New Cybersecurity Rules”, Carter Conboy Client Advisory (2016)
Author: “Federal Focus to Elevate on Aggressive Affirmative Civil Enforcement”, Carter Conboy Client Advisory (2016)
Author: “Civil Forfeitures and the Double Jeopardy Clause: The Question of Multiple Punishments”, 11 J. Suff. ACAD. L 55 (1996)

Thomas A Capezza

Benjamin W. Hill
15 years of experience
Personal Injury, White Collar Crime, Litigation

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