Sitaras & Associates, PLLC is pleased to announce that Christina Gotsis, Esq., has joined the firm as a Partner to develop the Firm’s new white-collar defense, investigations and financial litigation practice, while bolstering the Firm’s civil practice in matters involving investigations, audit, compliance, accountings and civil business tort claims.
As a BigLaw-trained litigator, Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner with experience in cryptocurrency tracing and blockchain analysis, Christina brings a distinctive combination of legal, accounting, and investigative experience to the firm.
From the beginning of her career, Christina has worked on both sides of high-stakes fraud matters. Among many other notable matters, Christina represented the Trustee in the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, helping unravel complex transactions, trace assets, and pursue recoveries for defrauded investors, while also defending executives and companies facing white-collar investigations and criminal proceedings. That dual perspective continues to define her practice—defending clients accused of financial wrongdoing while also helping businesses and individuals investigate fraud, pursue recovery, and protect what they have built.
The launch of this new practice area expands the Firm’s ability to represent businesses, boards, executives, professionals, and individuals across a range of matters, including:
• White-collar investigations and enforcement matters involving the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Internal Revenue Service, Attorney General’s offices, local district attorneys, self-regulated exchanges, and other federal, state, and local authorities and agencies;
• Defense against criminal allegations of securities fraud, investment fraud, Ponzi schemes, insider trading, accounting fraud, money laundering, bribery and corruption, digital asset fraud, criminal tax violations, False Claims Act violations, and other financial misconduct;
• Internal investigations for companies, boards, and committees involving allegations or indications of fraud, misconduct, financial irregularities, and corporate wrongdoing;
• Civil litigation involving fraud and misrepresentation, civil RICO, investors and shareholders, disputed transactions, banks and financial institutions, auditors and accounting professionals, asset ownership and transfers, and complex financial reporting issues;
• Asset tracing and recovery for corporate and individual victims of sophisticated financial and digital-asset schemes;
• Compliance counseling, risk assessments and remediation involving anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, fraud prevention, internal controls, and corporate compliance programs; and
• Strategic counseling when sensitive allegations or pre-enforcement risk creates potential business or reputational exposure.
The launch reflects Sitaras & Associates’ continued growth and its commitment to providing sophisticated, practical counsel across disciplines.
We are thrilled to welcome Christina to the partnership and look forward to the experience, energy and entrepreneurial vision she brings to the Firm!
