Atty. Benjamin R. Allee
Ben is the consummate trial attorney: A masterful storyteller who distills even the most complex set of facts and legal principles into highly persuasive written and oral advocacy. And he does it all in the singular service of his clients.
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Benjamin R. Allee is a business and litigation attorney based in White Plains, New York, practicing at Yankwitt LLP. Educated at Fordham University (JD) and State University of New York at Geneseo (BA). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: General Practice (2026). Serands clients in White Plains, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Ben is the consummate trial attorney: A masterful storyteller who distills even the most complex set of facts and legal principles into highly persuasive written and oral advocacy
- And he does it all in the singular service of his clients
- Benjamin Allee represents clients in criminal investigations and prosecutions and in civil litigation
- He joined Yankwitt LLP after serving more than a decade as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
- At SDNY, he served as Deputy Chief of the White Plains Division, where he supervised more than 20 AUSAs, handling all federal criminal prosecutions in Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, and Sullivan counties
- As an AUSA, Ben handled some of the office’s toughest and most important cases, including prosecutions of defendants for public corruption, fraud, cybercrime, money laundering, murder, racketeering, obstruction of justice, and other offenses
- He tried 10 cases to verdict, supervised numerous additional trials and argued 12 appeals in the Second Circuit
- At Yankwitt LLP, Ben co-leads the Criminal Defense & Investigations Practice, defending individuals and companies in high-profile criminal and regulatory matters, including investigations and prosecutions of claims of securities fraud, bank, mail, and wire fraud, corruption, civil rights offenses, homicide, and other charges
- He advises and advocates for witnesses, subjects, and targets in investigations and zealously advocates for defendants in charged cases
- Ben draws on his extensive trial experience, assisting clients at all phases of the criminal process before federal, state, and local authorities
- He also conducts internal investigations on behalf of his client companies to determine possible intentional or unintentional wrongdoing
- Ben strives to end government investigations involving his clients efficiently and without charges, penalties, or publicity
- In addition to criminal and regulatory matters, Ben brings his trial acumen to complex civil litigation, representing clients in breach of contract cases, municipal disputes, employment matters, RICO actions and shareholder disputes, among others
- He also co-heads the firm’s Appellate Practice and has successfully argued numerous civil appeals in New York’s state and federal appellate courts
- He has appeared regularly before every federal judge in Westchester and maintains a reputation as a go-to attorney for all complex criminal and civil cases in the White Plains and other New York courthouses
- After law school, Ben clerked for District Judge Peter K. Leisure of the Southern District of New York and Circuit Judge Pierre N. Leval of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
- Prior to joining the U.S
- Attorney’s Office, Ben worked as an associate at the premier AmLaw 100 firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell, focusing on complex civil litigation
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Why local counsel matters in New York
Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in White Plains are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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