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Jenn (Sasso) Schubert is an accomplished trial lawyer who represents individuals and companies in criminal and regulatory matters, as well as high-stakes civil litigation. She also conducts internal investigations in the United States and abroad and advises clients on crisis and risk management. Ms. Schubert spent nearly a decade as a federal prosecutor at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. While serving as Acting Chief of the Organized Crime and Gangs section, she prosecuted and supervised complex racketeering cases, including those involving money laundering and financial fraud using bitcoin and web-based transactions. Ms. Schubert also investigated and prosecuted a wide range of federal matters, including bank and wire fraud, corruption, obstruction, and terrorism. She tried numerous cases to verdict, all resulting in conviction, and also briefed and argued multiple appeals before the Second Circuit. Ms. Schubert has also served as the sole representative for the United States at United Nations conferences regarding investigation and prosecution of international syndicates, and the use of digital, web-based, and social media evidence. Previously Ms. Schubert was an associate with Williams & Connolly and with Cravath, Swaine & Moore. She also served as a law clerk to the Honorable José A. Cabranes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Ms. Finger joined Debevoise in 2017. Her practice primarily focuses on white collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement actions and internal investigations for a wide variety of corporations, financial institutions and non-profits. In particular, Ms. Finger has worked on a number of sensitive investigations involving allegations of sexual misconduct and gender discrimination. Ms. Finger also has experience working on complex commercial litigations and devotes a significant amount of time to pro bono representation of criminal defendants including individuals on death row in Alabama. Ms. Finger received a J.D. cum laude from New York Law School in 2017. She was a staff editor for New York Law School’s Law Review and a Harlan scholar. She received a B.A. from Vassar College in 2012.