Atty. David A. Vicinanzo
A trial lawyer, David A. Vicinanzo serves a broad array of clients—from Fortune 100 to pro bono —in New England, New York, the Washington, DC, area, and elsewhere.
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David A. Vicinanzo is a criminal defense, business, white collar, and litigation attorney based in Boston, Massachusetts, practicing at Nixon Peabody LLP. Admitted to practice in New York, New York State Bar Association and New Hampshire, New Hampshire Bar Association. Educated at Harvard University (BA). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Boston, MA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- A trial lawyer, David A. Vicinanzo serves a broad array of clients—from Fortune 100 to pro bono—in New England, New York, the Washington, DC, area, and elsewhere
- He practices primarily in the area of government investigations and the representation of organizations and individuals in complex civil and criminal matters
- What do you focus on?
- Before joining the firm, I was a federal prosecutor in Washington, DC, and New England for thirteen years
- I served in Washington, DC, as an Advisor to the U.S
- Attorney General, and as Chief Prosecutor in the campaign finance investigation of the 1996 presidential election
- In that position I managed a task force of approximately one hundred attorneys, agents and analysts that interviewed thousands of people, reviewed millions of documents, and obtained the convictions of more than twenty defendants, including John Huang, Yah Lin “Charlie” Trie and Maria Hsia (organizer of the Buddhist Temple matter)
- I also served as Acting U.S
- Attorney for the District of New Jersey (investigation of U.S
- Senator Robert Torricelli), and Special Assistant U.S
- Attorney in Massachusetts
- In addition, I served as the First Assistant U.S
- Attorney for the U.S
- Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire, where I managed an office of fifty lawyers, analysts and staff
- In this position, I was responsible for all aspects of office management including case development, civil enforcement and criminal prosecutions, agency relations and personnel decisions as well as a substantial litigation caseload
- Previously, I spent ten years as an Assistant U.S
- Attorney and five years as Criminal Division Chief
- During my tenure as a prosecutor, I tried or supervised hundreds of cases, from securities fraud, FCPA violations, environmental crime and intellectual property infringement to health care fraud, child protection, asset forfeiture, government contract fraud, export violations and major racketeering
- These included some of the most difficult and complex cases brought by the USDOJ in the 1990s
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A criminal defense attorney protects your rights from arrest through trial. Find experienced lawyers handling DUI, drug, federal, theft, and violent-crime charges.
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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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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Massachusetts
Practicing law in Massachusetts. Legal matters in Massachusetts are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Boston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Massachusetts state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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