Justin C. Danilewitz

Justin C. Danilewitz
Primary Office
Credentials & Accolades
Bar Admissions
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Firm Involvement

  • Co-Chair, White Collar & Government Enforcement Practice 

Degrees

  • M.A.L.D., Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, 2010
  • J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2007
    • Editor-in-Chief, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
  • A.B., magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1999

Honors & Awards

  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America list, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, 2024
  • Named a "Future Star" in Pennsylvania by Benchmark Litigation, 2022 to present
  • Named one of "America's Leading Lawyers in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations" by Chambers USA, 2021 to present
  • Alan Jay Josel Award for Advocacy presented by the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers for advocating for constitutional rights in a statewide investigative grand jury, 2019
  • Named to The Legal Intelligencer's 2019 Power Players list
  • Certificates of Appreciation from the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, for "outstanding contribution to the successful prosecution of" United States v. Joseph Caracciolo and United States v. Bryan Jacobs.
  • FBI Certificate of Commendation:  "In recognition of your outstanding prosecutive skills and the assistance you provided to the FBI.  Your actions were in the highest traditions of the Department of Justice and bring honor to your Office and to the entire Department."
  • Alfred P. Rubin Prize in International Law, The Fletcher School, 2004
  • David L. Boren Fellowship, 2003
  • Dorot Fellowship in Israel, 1999-2000
  • Harvard-Hebrew University Fellowship, 1999-2000
  • Eric Firth Prize, Harvard Government Department award for outstanding thesis on the ideals of democracy, 1999

Clerkships

  • Judge Richard C. Wesley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • Foreign Law Clark for President Aharon Barak, Israel Supreme Court