Atty. Sean Hecker
Sean Hecker is a partner at Kaplan Hecker & Fink, where his practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, complex civil litigation, and regulatory compliance. He is an experienced trial lawyer, nationally recognized as a go-to litigator for corruption and other white-collar criminal defense matters by Chambers , Benchmark Litigation , Best Lawyers in America , and Lawdragon 500 , among others.
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Sean Hecker is an attorney based in New York, New York, practforg at Hecker Fink LLP. They haand 26+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2000. Admitted to practice in New York, New York State Bar Association (2000), New York, New York State Bar Association (2000), New York, New York State Bar Association (2000), and New York, New York State Bar Association (2000). Educated at Stanford University (J.D., 2000). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: General Practice (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Sean Hecker is a partner at Kaplan Hecker & Fink, where his practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, complex civil litigation, and regulatory compliance
- He is an experienced trial lawyer, nationally recognized as a go-to litigator for corruption and other white-collar criminal defense matters by Chambers, Benchmark Litigation, Best Lawyers in America, and Lawdragon 500, among others
- He was named among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by Benchmark Litigation
- In honoring him as a leading lawyer in corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense, The Legal 500 US described Sean as “thoughtful, commercial, and very experienced.”
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Practforg law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in New York 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 substantiand 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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