Shontae Gray, a former Assistant United States Attorney and former Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Jersey, has returned to Lowenstein Sandler as a partner in its White-Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations & Integrity practices, the firm announced Monday.
Gray will be based in the firm’s Roseland office.
Gray returns to Lowenstein after close to five years in the United States Attorney’s Office, where she handled all aspects of federal prosecutions, including investigations, grand jury proceedings, pleadings, plea negotiations, and jury trials involving a wide range of issues, such as complex fraud, securities and tax law violations, civil rights, organized crime and money laundering.
Lowenstein Chair and Managing Partner Gary Wingens applauded the announcement.
“We are thrilled that Shontae is coming back to the firm and continuing in the strong tradition of Lowenstein litigators who balance public service roles in government with serving clients in private practice,” he said.
Lowenstein has a long history of attorneys who have served in key government positions, led by Chris Porrino, who served as both chief counsel to former Gov. Chris Christie and as attorney general of the state.
Porrino, the chair of the firm’s litigation department and the public leader of the firm, welcomed Gray’s return.
“Shontae illustrates our ongoing success in attracting prominent, accomplished former public servants, prosecutors and trial lawyers to our partnership,” he said. “In 2024 alone, we welcomed Parimal Garg, former Chief Counsel to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy; Jason S. Gould, former Chief, Health Care Fraud Unit, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey; Michael T.G. Long, former Director of the Division of Law within the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office; and Alexander Shalom, former Assistant Deputy Public Defender in Essex County and former Capital Cases Clerk for the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.”
Gray said she is eager for the opportunity to rejoin the firm.
“My years in the federal government have further sharpened my advocacy skills and given me a clear perspective on how prosecutors approach, formulate, and resolve their cases, particularly with regard to sophisticated economic crimes,” she said. “I look forward to collaborating once again with my former boss, Chris Porrino, under whom I served when he was the Attorney General of New Jersey.”
Matthew Boxer, chair of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations & Integrity practices, is eager to have her join his team.
“Shontae’s background will be invaluable to corporate clients facing both external and internal investigations into such claims as securities fraud, insider trading, cryptocurrency, wire fraud, tax offenses and money laundering,” he said.
Gray received her B.A. from Montclair State University and her J.D. from Howard University School of Law.
After clerking for the Hon. Gerald J. Council, P.J. S.C. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Gray served as Deputy Attorney General for nearly four years before entering private practice, including as an associate with Lowenstein’s White Collar group.
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