Uniondale, NY, February 3, 2025 – Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. is proud to announce that Tracie A. Razzagone and James N. Chios have joined the firm as Of Counsel in the White Collar Crime & Investigations Practice Group and Health Law Department. Ms. Razzagone brings more than 25 years of distinguished public service, primarily with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Mr. Chios contributes over 30 years of public service experience, with the majority of his career also dedicated to the FBI.
“The knowledge and government expertise Tracie and James bring to the firm are tremendous assets,” said Managing Partner Adam Silvers. “Their experience with complex investigations and regulatory matters will greatly benefit our clients. RMF is one of the few firms to have three former FBI agents in its White Collar Crime & Investigations Practice Group and Health Law Department. We are thrilled to welcome them to the team.”
Ms. Razzagone is widely recognized for her expertise in Complex Financial Crimes, specifically in the areas of Securities and Health Care Fraud, and Money Laundering, Razzagone provides insight on multi-faceted, complex financial investigations, asset recovery, cyber issues and crisis management. She has extensive experience in understanding, as well as investigating financial crimes on both the domestic and global levels. Ms. Razzagone led several FBI high profile investigations as a Supervisory Special Agent and Securities Fraud Program Coordinator in New York, provided oversight in the FBI’s national Health Care Fraud Program as a program manager in Washington DC, and most recently, was detailed as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York’s Asset Recovery Section. In these roles, Ms. Razzagone oversaw criminal investigations, as well as undercover and tactical operations, while actively working to thwart or proactively prevent and mitigate threats against the financial markets through a forward leaning synergistic approach combining the partners such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, and other federal, state, and local partners. Ms. Razzagone also served in the FBI’s Office of General Counsel, supporting National Security, Cyber and Criminal matters to ensure their consistency with FBI policy, analysis of court decisions and legislation to assess impact on FBI operations, provided guidance to case teams with discovery obligations and development of discovery best practices, and risk assessment and mitigation. Ms. Razzagone is a highly sought after public speaker and trainer who has presented and taught at numerous conferences, events and other symposiums both domestically and overseas, in the areas of Complex Financial Crime, Money Laundering and Compliance, and deployment of sophisticated investigative techniques.
Ms. Razzagone is also a partner of a strategic crisis management, intelligence and security advisory firm dedicated to helping clients, financially and physically, mitigate exposure and minimize loss by integrating technology with specialist knowledge, including human and deep source intelligence, by combining open source cyber and surveillance intelligence in order to address current and emerging threats to multinational corporations, governments, and non-governmental organizations as well as private individuals across four main areas: intelligence, national security and government engagement, cyber security, and critical infrastructure protection.
Mr. Chios is a recognized authority in complex investigations, asset recovery, cyber issues and crisis management, Chios also provides regular insight on terrorism, criminal and intelligence related matters. He has extensive experience in understanding as well as investigating complex coordinated attacks on a global level. Mr. Chios led several FBI high profile investigations and classified programs as a Supervisory Special Agent in New York, Washington DC and at several US Embassies abroad. In this capacity, Mr. Chios oversaw both criminal and national security investigations, as well as undercover and tactical operations, while actively working to thwart or proactively prevent threats against the homeland through a forward leaning synergistic approach combining the US Intelligence Community, DOD and our foreign partners. Mr. Chios also assisted in multi-agency initiatives and major response to threats against persons and property, while developing extensive liaison programs through outreach to entities in the public, private, academic and non-profit sectors, as well as with community groups. In addition, Mr. Chios served in several overseas postings, representing the FBI while working with the US Intelligence Community, the Joint Special Operations Command and foreign partners in a leadership, liaison and on the tactical level to include but not limited to Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe and the Middle East.
Mr. Chios is also a partner of a strategic crisis management, intelligence and security advisory firm dedicated to helping clients, financially and physically, mitigate exposure and minimize loss by integrating technology with specialist knowledge, including human and deep source intelligence, by combining open source cyber and surveillance intelligence in order to address current and emerging threats to multinational corporations, governments, and non-governmental organizations as well as private individuals across four main areas: intelligence, national security and government engagement, cyber security, and critical infrastructure protection.
RMF’s White Collar Defense Group represents businesses, executives, and individuals in criminal and regulatory matters. Led by former prosecutors, the firm offers expert insights and collaborate with specialists in trials, investigations, insider trading, healthcare fraud, cybersecurity, SEC actions, and crisis management, with a focus on protecting professional licensees.
RMF’s Health Law Department has over fifty years of experience representing healthcare providers, executives, and licensed professionals. The firm handles healthcare transactions, regulatory compliance, litigation, crisis management, and employment issues, with expertise in healthcare finance, fraud, and government investigations. The RMF Health Law Department collaborates with RMF’s Corporate Department to deliver comprehensive legal solutions.
For over 50 years, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C., headquartered in Uniondale, has built a reputation as one of the region’s leading providers of innovative legal services. Its attorneys are practical, experienced advocates who measure their success by their clients’ success. Cornerstone groups in all major practice areas of the law are represented at the firm, including corporate and securities, corporate restructuring & bankruptcy, commercial lending, commercial litigation, intellectual property, health care, real estate, employment, not-for-profit, cybersecurity and data privacy, energy, and trusts and estates. Clients include individual, large and mid-sized corporations, privately held businesses and institutions.
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