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Michael J.
Ramos

Managing Director & Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

Americas | New York office

+1 212 537 5300

mramos@nardelloandco.com

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A member of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Support practice, Michael Ramos’s legal and investigative career has spanned more than 30 years. 

At Nardello & Co., Michael has managed large litigation support investigations across multiple jurisdictions involving internal fraud, defense against RICO actions, libel cases, and criminal defense matters.

Clients quoted in Chambers praise Michael for being “…very strategic and creative and has a deep understanding of the corruption and international investigations space” and continue “He has a great sense of knowing what the end result will be and how things will go into evidence. This makes him better equipped to zero in on valuable intelligence.” A final source says “Michael Ramos is great at assessing what a matter needs most.”

Prior to joining the firm, Michael served as an Assistant US Attorney in the Eastern District of New York. Earlier in his career, he clerked for the Honorable Joan M. Azrack in the Eastern District of New York and then worked at Zuckerman Spaeder LLP. Before his legal career, Michael was an associate director with another international investigations firm, where he conducted pre-transaction due diligence, asset searches, and fraud investigations on behalf of Fortune 500 corporations, financial institutions, law firms, and foreign governments.

Representative matters

  • For a major international law firm defending a case in which the plaintiffs sought hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, Michael led the investigation of an expert witness. While the expert was well -known and had previously testified in dozens of similar cases, Michael found that she had business interests that were not disclosed on her résumé. Moreover, research in a jurisdiction where the expert had lived 20 years earlier revealed that she had a criminal history. In addition, Freedom of Information requests with various government agencies where the expert had obtained business and professional licenses demonstrated that she had perjured herself by not reporting her arrest record on license applications where she was required to do so. Armed with this information, counsel was able to discredit the expert’s credibility. The matter was favorably settled by the law firm.
  • For a financial institution, Michael led an investigation of the underwriting practices of a major mortgage lender. He and his teams identified and contacted hundreds of former employees located across the US. Information obtained from the employees—in some instances provided in the form of affidavits—confirmed the lender’s poor practices. Moreover, Michael developed one witness, an analyst who reported directly to executive management, who told Michael how he warned the lender’s executives about problematic loan portfolios and identified reports he provided to those executives concerning problem loans. The reports had not been produced during discovery. With this information in hand, counsel reached a favorable settlement in the matter.
  • For a bank hoping to identify assets of an individual who defaulted on more than $500 million in loans, Michael directed a team that conducted research throughout France, the Netherlands, the UK, the Caribbean, and the US, and identified numerous businesses and substantial assets, including millions of dollars in artwork.
  • In support of an internal investigation involving an internationally known hospitality company, Michael and his team undertook forensic audits, document review, employee interviews, and the forensic examination of computers at multiple locations across the US. The investigation confirmed that the accounting fraud was not as extensive as had been suspected.

Languages spoken

  • English (Fluent)

Education

  • JD, Brooklyn Law School
  • BA, History & Political Science, Rutgers University

Professional affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • New York City Bar Association

Recognition & awards

  • Chambers and Partners 2022-2026 Litigation Support Guide: Band 2

Courses taught

  • CLE: Private investigators – Ethical and Legal Considerations
  • CLE: Digital Investigations: Legal and Ethical Considerations

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