Anthony Bagnuola is a Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice, resident in the firm’s Long Island office. A former federal prosecutor, Anthony brings deep experience as a first-chair trial and appellate litigator to his representation of clients in all phases of complex commercial disputes, government investigations, and regulatory matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Anthony served for more than seven years in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, where he held several leadership positions including Senior Trial Counsel and Deputy Chief of Criminal Appeals. As an AUSA in the office’s criminal division, Anthony directed teams of experienced attorneys and criminal investigators in a wide variety of matters involving financial frauds, public corruption, money laundering, racketeering, and obstruction of justice, among many others. In that role, Anthony handled some of the office’s most significant and high-profile prosecutions, including the conviction of a United States Congressman on federal corruption charges, and regularly worked alongside regulators to investigate misconduct by financial professionals. As an appeals supervisor, Anthony helped oversee the appellate practice of the EDNY’s approximately 115-lawyer criminal division, working with attorneys across all the office’s core practice areas to strategically advocate in briefing and oral arguments on behalf of the United States.
During his time in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Anthony personally tried numerous complex cases to verdict, regularly conducted evidentiary hearings, and oversaw dozens of grand jury proceedings. He also handled briefing on more than 25 federal appeals and personally delivered a half-dozen oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Anthony’s work as a prosecutor was repeatedly recognized by his law enforcement partners, including being named a Prosecutor of the Year by the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation in 2024 and a True American Hero by the Federal Drug Agents Foundation in 2020 and 2022.
Since 2024, Anthony has been an adjunct faculty member at St. John’s University School of Law, where he teaches courses on federal criminal investigations and prosecutions. Earlier in his career, Anthony worked in the litigation department of an international law firm, where he represented corporate and individual clients in a variety of commercial disputes and government and regulatory matters, including inquiries by the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission. He was twice a federal law clerk in the Eastern District of New York, first for United States Magistrate Judge Steven I. Locke and later for United States District Judge Arthur D. Spatt.
Concentrations
•Commercial litigation
•White collar criminal defense
•Government investigations
•Internal investigations
•Public corruption
•Trials and appeals
Judicial Clerkships
•Hon. Arthur D. Spatt, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2016-2017
•Hon. Steven I. Locke, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2015
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Recipient, Federal Law Enforcement Foundation, “Prosecutor of the Year Award,” 2024
•Recipient, Federal Drug Agents Foundation, “True American Hero Award,” 2020 and 2022
