Artie McConnell is a decorated former federal prosecutor and highly regarded trial lawyer. He is a partner on BakerHostetler’s White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team and serves as the co-leader of the firm’s National Security Investigations and Litigation Task Force. Artie represents companies and individuals – both in and out of the courtroom – in high-stakes criminal and civil enforcement actions, cross-border regulatory proceedings, internal investigations and compliance matters.
Before joining BakerHostetler, Artie was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York for 10 years. While in government, Artie tried complex, high-profile cases as lead counsel in nearly every practice area, including securities fraud, public corruption, cybercrime and national security matters. He has tried nearly 50 cases to verdict during his career and handled numerous appeals before the Second Circuit.
Artie also held several leadership positions with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, most recently as the Deputy Chief of the National Security and Cybercrime section, where he supervised and handled some of the most sensitive and complex terrorism, espionage and cybersecurity cases in the nation. Artie also served as the head of the Office’s global sanctions and export control enforcement program, where he focused on dual-use technologies and the energy sector. In that capacity, he led many of the Justice Department’s first and most significant prosecutions coordinated through Task Force Kleptocapture and the Disruptive Technology Strike Force. He is an authority on working across the highest levels of law enforcement, the intelligence community and regulatory agencies, as well as with foreign officials regarding parallel actions, extraditions and access to evidence abroad. Artie’s cases in this area are frequently cited by government agencies in compliance guidance issued to the private sector, and he is regularly asked to speak on these topics by both governments and private sector entities around the world.
In recognition for his work, Artie received numerous accolades from various U.S. and foreign government agencies. He twice received Attorney General awards, including the John Marshall Award for his trial advocacy, and the Distinguished Service Award – the DOJ’s second-highest honor – for his sanctions and export control work. He also received the Charles E. Rose Award for Outstanding Performance by an AUSA from the Eastern District Association.
Before joining the DOJ, Artie served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, where he investigated and tried homicides, sex crimes and other serious felonies.
