Tony Harwood is an experienced trial lawyer focusing on class action litigation on behalf of investors and consumers who have been injured by violations of federal securities and antitrust laws. He also has significant experience in white collar criminal defense and disputes involving intellectual property.

Mr. Harwood's white collar criminal defense practice has involved several high profile investigations, including Enron’s accounting fraud, market timing in the mutual fund industry and public corruption.  He has represented clients in federal and state criminal matters and in securities fraud matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr. Harwood is a frequent author and presenter on such topics as securities and trademark litigation, ethics, alternative dispute resolution and international litigation.

Mr. Harwood is a member of the New York State Bar Association, where he serves on the Executive Committee of the Litigation Section as co-chair of the Committee on Ethics and Professionalism, and is a member of the Securities Litigation Committee. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, where he has served as the vice-chair of the Membership Committee for the Section of International Law and Practice.

Mr. Harwood earned a B.A. from Cornell University in 1983 and a J.D. from Fordham University in 1987, where he was a member of the Law Review. From 1987 to 1988, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable William C. Conner, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York.

Mr. Harwood is admitted to practice in New York, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fifth and Federal Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.