Gerald Posner

Gerald Posner is a Lawyer and Journalist at the Intersection of Law and the Media -- More on Gerald Posner at www.posner.com

Gerald Posner is the best selling and award winning investigative author and journalist.  He has written 11 books, including New York Times bestsellers and one, Case Closed, nominated as a finalist for the Pulitzer in History.  And Gerald Posner was the former Chief Investigative Reporter at the Daily Beast/Newsweek.  There, and at many other national magazines, he has written dozens of investigative articles on an eclectic range of subjects from terrorism to sports scandals to the celebrity deaths to Nazi war criminals. In his legal work, Gerald Posner is a former Wall Street lawyer now specializing in crisis management and consulting for individuals and companies in both complex civil litigation and criminal proceedings Litigation consultant regarding matters of political or national security sensitivity, including issues related to OFAC, UN and/or international sanctions, and US government debarment proceedings. Member in good standing of the International Criminal Bar International banking and financial asset protection FATCA compliance consulting for foreign financial institutions.  In addition to his legal license, Gerald Posner is also a registered investment advisor, pursuant to the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.

Of Counsel. at Law Offices of Posner & Ferrara

January 1987 - March 2010

Of Counsel.

Chief Investigative Reporter at Newsweek and The Daily Beast

July 2008 - March 2009

Covered everything from whether a Mumbai terror attack would come to the U.S. to headline stories on the bungled police investigation into the death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Also covered the Tiger Woods affairs scandal from the perspective of the business and corporate impact.

Partner at Law Offices of Posner & Ferrara

May 1981 - December 1986

Partner/Litigation

Litigation Associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

May 1978 - March 1981

Litigation associate on the IBM antitrust litigation, working for Tom Barr, Paul Saunders and Evan Chesler

Attorney/Partner at Area 51 LLC

2010 | New York/Miami/Switzerland

Crisis Management Communication director for defendants in criminal trials, focusing on white collar crime, political charges, international matters. Member of the Barreau Penal International Criminal Bar. Specialist in representing Sanctioned individuals and companies before OFAC (Are you an attorney? Check my CLE-accredited online talk about OFAC - http://www.lawline.com/cle/course-details.php?i=1557) Representing political clients before congressional investigations Full service appeals of US government debarment procedures Legal Coordinator for all communications on complex litigation cases FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) consultations and seminars regarding compliance preparations for foreign financial institutions.

Author and Journalist at Gerald Posner

1986

Gerald Posner is the author of 11 books, mostly investigative non-fiction. Four national bestsellers and a finalist for the Pulitzer in History. Among other works, the story of how Nazi doctor Josef Mengele got away (Mengele), political assassinations (Case Closed and Killing the Dream), and 9/11 and terrorism (Why America Slept and Secrets of the Kingdom). Also, I've written dozens of articles on everything from breaking the story about Pete Rose's gambling problem to questions about John Doe 2 and the Oklahoma Murrah bombing. I have written for the NY Times, New Yorker, Newsweek, Time, Washington Post, Talk, Chicago Tribune, and the like.

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

1975 – 1978

JD

University of California, Berkeley

1972 – 1975

BA

Concentration: Political Science Major

Technology, science fiction, politics, and most importantly, my wife, Trisha Posner (www.trishaposner.com)