Profile
Anthony Bagnuola is a Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice, resident in the firm’s Long Island office. A former federal prosecutor, Anthony brings deep experience as a first-chair trial and appellate litigator to his representation of clients in all phases of complex commercial disputes, government investigations, and regulatory matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Anthony served for more than seven years in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, where he held several leadership positions including Senior Trial Counsel and Deputy Chief of Criminal Appeals. As an AUSA in the office’s criminal division, Anthony directed teams of experienced attorneys and criminal investigators in a wide variety of matters involving financial frauds, public corruption, money laundering, racketeering, and obstruction of justice, among many others. In that role, Anthony handled some of the office’s most significant and high-profile prosecutions, including the conviction of a United States Congressman on federal corruption charges, and regularly worked alongside regulators to investigate misconduct by financial professionals. As an appeals supervisor, Anthony helped oversee the appellate practice of the EDNY’s approximately 115-lawyer criminal division, working with attorneys across all the office’s core practice areas to strategically advocate in briefing and oral arguments on behalf of the United States.
During his time in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Anthony personally tried numerous complex cases to verdict, regularly conducted evidentiary hearings, and oversaw dozens of grand jury proceedings. He also handled briefing on more than 25 federal appeals and personally delivered a half-dozen oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Anthony’s work as a prosecutor was repeatedly recognized by his law enforcement partners, including being named a Prosecutor of the Year by the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation in 2024 and a True American Hero by the Federal Drug Agents Foundation in 2020 and 2022.
Since 2024, Anthony has been an adjunct faculty member at St. John’s University School of Law, where he teaches courses on federal criminal investigations and prosecutions. Earlier in his career, Anthony worked in the litigation department of an international law firm, where he represented corporate and individual clients in a variety of commercial disputes and government and regulatory matters, including inquiries by the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission. He was twice a federal law clerk in the Eastern District of New York, first for United States Magistrate Judge Steven I. Locke and later for United States District Judge Arthur D. Spatt.
Concentrations
- Commercial litigation
- White collar criminal defense
- Government investigations
- Internal investigations
- Public corruption
- Trials and appeals
Capabilities
Experience
- Investigated and successfully prosecuted a then-sitting U.S. Congressman for various criminal schemes related to his campaign for the House of Representatives, including charges of wire fraud, money laundering, identity theft, theft of public funds, making false statements, and obstructing a Federal Election Commission (FEC) function. (U.S. v. Devolder Santos). Successfully prosecuted affiliated campaign treasurer for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, obstruction, false statements, and identity theft, in relation to her falsification of FEC records to defraud a major political party committee (U.S. v. Marks), and a political fundraiser for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a fraudulent scheme to solicit campaign contributions (U.S. v. Miele).°
- Investigated and successfully prosecuted a former professional poker player and several co-conspirators for leading a nationwide fraud and money laundering scheme that targeted prospective sports bettors through false claims of access to non-public wagering information. (U.S. v. Zeidman).°
- Investigated and successfully prosecuted a transportation company’s CEO for perpetrating a multimillion-dollar bank fraud. (U.S. v. Mensch).
- Investigated and successfully prosecuted a commodity pool operator for securities fraud and obstructing a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigation. (U.S. v. Landgarten).°
- Investigated and secured a trial conviction against an investment advisor for wire fraud and money laundering. (U.S. v. Slothower).°
- Investigated and secured a trial conviction against a social worker for healthcare fraud and theft of public funds in relation to a scheme to defraud New York’s Early Intervention Program, a publicly-funded remedial program for developmentally delayed children. (U.S. v. Mensah).°
- Led the investigations and successful prosecutions of numerous defendants in connection with millions of dollars in COVID-19 emergency relief fraud. Successfully brought first-in-the-nation charges under the Defense Production Act of 1950 for hoarding and price-gouging personal protective equipment during the onset of the pandemic. (U.S. v. Singh)°.
- Investigated and successfully prosecuted a public school official and restaurateur for conspiracy to commit honest services fraud in connection with a kickback scheme affecting municipal contracts. (U.S. v. Gardner).°
- Investigated and successfully prosecuted the owner and operator of a commercial demolition company for a multiyear criminal tax scheme. (U.S. v. Rotondo).°
- Investigated and brought the first-in-the-nation prosecution for criminal violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act in connection with faulty commercial lead-based paint abatement. (U.S. v. Lynch).°
- Represented European entities in connection with enforcement of international arbitration award in Delaware federal court.°
- Represented a public company in connection with Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission inquiries into financial practices.°
- Represented multiple defendants in a civil forfeiture action involving the New York Attorney General’s attempt to restrain alleged fraud proceeds.°
- Represented a New York City property owner in a multiweek trial and related litigation involving disputed claims to real property.°
°These representations were handled by Mr. Bagnuola prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, 2018-2025
- Senior Trial Counsel, 2025
- Deputy Chief, Criminal Appeals, 2023-2025
- Assistant United States Attorney, 2018-2025
- Adjunct Faculty Member, St. John’s University School of Law, 2024-Present
Recognition & Leadership
- Recipient, Federal Law Enforcement Foundation, “Prosecutor of the Year Award,” 2024
- Recipient, Federal Drug Agents Foundation, “True American Hero Award,” 2020 and 2022
Credentials
- J.D., cum laude, St. John's University School of Law
- B.A., Pennsylvania State University
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2016-2017
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2015
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit