United States Attorney Joseph Nocella, Jr. Announces Selection of Michael G. Considine as First Assistant United States Attorney

Today, United States Attorney Joseph Nocella, Jr. announced his selection of Michael G. Considine to serve as First Assistant United States Attorney (FAUSA) for the Eastern District of New York.  Mr. Considine was sworn in today and will oversee the Criminal, Civil, Appeals, and Administrative Divisions of the United States Attorney’s Office.

“I am pleased to welcome Mike back to the Eastern District of New York as First Assistant U.S. Attorney.  We have known each other for over 30 years since working together as federal prosecutors in this Office.  Mike is not only an outstanding lawyer who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Office, but he also possesses impeccable judgment and the utmost integrity,” stated United States Attorney Nocella.

Mr. Considine served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York from 1988 to 1994 when he was appointed to the position of Deputy Chief of the Long Island Offices in Garden City and Hauppauge, serving under then Long Island Chief Loretta Lynch.  During his tenure, Mr. Considine supervised numerous complex and difficult criminal investigations and trials and specialized in organized crime prosecutions as well, serving as lead counsel in various trials and appeals, including those involving the Colombo and Gambino crime families.

Prior to his return, Mr. Considine was a litigation partner at the law firm Seward and Kissel LLP where he represented corporations, municipalities, and individuals in regulatory probes and parallel civil litigations and co-managed the firm’s Litigation Department and Government Investigations Practice Group.  He was also appointed as independent monitor by the Securities and Exchange Commission for a leading global alternative investment firm, and by the DOJ and EPA as federal monitor for a midwestern utility pursuant to an administrative agreement.

After leaving the United States Attorney’s Office in 1995, Mr. Considine was a litigation partner at Day Pitney LLP, where he chaired the firm’s Government Investigations Practice Group.  He was selected by DOJ’s Enron Task Force as federal monitor to oversee an international bank’s compliance with the terms of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA).  Mr. Considine was subsequently appointed as a member of the federal monitoring team to oversee a national health care services provider’s compliance with federal and state health care laws, regulations and programs, also as part of a DPA.

Mr. Considine is currently Vice-Chair of the Federal Bar Council and serves on its Executive Committee and Audit Committee. He has written and co-authored numerous articles on government investigations, corporate compliance, and representation of individuals and companies in parallel criminal and civil proceedings. 

Mr. Considine is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Boston College, and Fordham Preparatory School.  He served as law clerk to the Honorable Shirley W. Kram, of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York prior to his appointment as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.