Sarita Kedia

Ms. Kedia has been practicing as a criminal defense lawyer for more than 20 years. A graduate of The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, and Tulane University Law School, Ms. Kedia started her own law firm in 2002.  She has successfully defended individuals and businesses charged with both white collar and non-white collar crimes in a broad range of complex criminal cases at both the trial and appellate levels.  She has represented clients investigated for or charged with various types of financial fraud, insider trading, money laundering, embezzlement, health care and insurance fraud, murder, racketeering, public corruption, immigration fraud, mail and wire fraud, internet gambling, tax evasion, Hobbs Act violations, narcotics distribution, arson, rape and sexual assault, among other things.  

Considered one of New York's preeminent criminal defense attorneys, Ms. Kedia has obtained numerous acquittals at trial, has been successful on copious appeals and in other post-conviction litigation, and has negotiated hundreds of favorable dispositions.  She has been profiled several times in the media.  An article in The New York Times described her as a "lioness" with "an eye for pivotal issues" and a "passion for the defense of her client."  Ms. Kedia has also repeatedly been selected for a listing in New York Super Lawyers, a publication that honors the top 5% of attorneys in their respective areas of practice based on professional achievement and peer recognition.