Mirella deRose has over 17 years of experience and focuses her practice on white collar criminal and regulatory matters, government and internal investigations, financial crimes compliance, and real estate litigation. She has represented clients in intricate proceedings and high-risk investigations led by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Foreign Assets Control, and state attorneys general.
Before establishing her private practice in 2016, Mirella served as principal counsel in FINRA’s Enforcement Department, where she acted as the primary attorney in the High-Risk Broker Unit. She led investigations into broker-dealers and associated individuals involving ongoing securities fraud, money laundering, theft and mishandling of customer funds, failures to properly register securities, and supervisory failures including failures to detect and report suspicious transactions.
Before joining FINRA, Mirella was an assistant district attorney in the Trial Division of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for eight years. She prosecuted complex financial and criminal matters, gaining significant investigations, trial, and grand jury experience.