Alexandra Rothman
Chief Counsel
Alexandra Rothman is the Chief Counsel for the Southern District of New York. Ms. Rothman assumed that role in January 2025.
Ms. Rothman started as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York in 2016. She has served as a member of the Violent and Organized Crime Unit, the Public Corruption Unit, and the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force. In these roles, Ms. Rothman has investigated and tried murder, racketeering, sex trafficking, and securities fraud cases. Between 2022 and 2024, Ms. Rothman also served as Co-Chief of the Criminal Division’s Civil Rights Unit. Ms. Rothman was awarded the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in 2020 and 2022.
Ms. Rothman graduated from Princeton University in 2007 andmagna cum laude from Fordham University School of Law in 2012. Following graduation from law school, Ms. Rothman served as a law clerk to the Honorable Paul J. Kelly Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and to the Honorable Cathy Seibel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Karl Metzner
Associate United States Attorney
Karl Metzner has been the Associate United States Attorney since April 2022. In that role, Mr. Metzner is the Office’s Ethics Advisor, Professional Responsibility Officer for the Criminal Division, and Criminal Discovery Coordinator. Mr. Metzner also supervises the Victim/Witness Unit, the Privilege Review team, and the Grand Jury coordinators, and co-chairs the Office’s Disclosure Committee.
Mr. Metzner joined the Office as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division in October 1998. As a line assistant in the Organized Crime and Terrorism Unit, he prosecuted the Acting Boss of the Luchese Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra for murder, and led multiple terrorism prosecutions and investigations stemming from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Mr. Metzner received the EOUSA Director’s Award
for Superior Performance by a Litigative Team in 2007, and was honored with the Stimson Medal in 2009. Mr. Metzner served as a Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division from 2006 to 2008, Chief of the Narcotics Unit from 2008 to 2012, Chief of the Organized Crime Unit from 2012 to 2014, and Senior Litigation Counsel and Deputy Chief of Appeals from 2014 to 2022.
Mr. Metzner received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Washington University in 1989, and graduated with Highest Honors from Duke University School of Law in 1992. After graduating from law school, he clerked for the Hon. James Logan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Perry A. Carbone
Chief, Criminal Division
Perry A. Carbone is the Chief of the Criminal Division for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Carbone assumed that role in January, 2025.
Mr. Carbone has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York since 2003. As an Assistant United States Attorney, he prosecuted high profile white collar and public corruption cases and held a number of leadership positions including, most recently, Chief of the White Plains Division. In 2022, Mr. Carbone received from the New York City Bar Association the Henry L. Stimson Medal for outstanding work as an Assistant United States Attorney.
Mr. Carbone graduated with a B.A. in Economics, cum laude, from the State University of New York at New Paltz in 1982, and cum laude from Albany Law School in 1986. Following graduation, Mr. Carbone worked as a Law Clerk in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, a litigation associate at the law firm Weil, Gotschal & Manges, and the Chief Compliance Officer at G.E. Capital Corp. Mr. Carbone was also an Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and, beginning in 1994, an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of New Jersey.
Jeffrey Oestericher
Chief, Civil Division
Jeffrey Oestericher is the Chief of the Civil Division for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Oestericher has been with the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York for 22 years, and has been a Deputy Chief in the Civil Division since March 2003.
Mr. Oestericher began his career as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in the Civil Division in June 1994. Five years later, he became the Deputy Chief of Appeals in 1999. During his tenure, Mr. Oestericher played an important role in many significant civil cases, including as lead attorney in U.S. v. Wells Fargo et al., a mortgage fraud case that resulted in a $1.2 billion judgment and admissions. He received the Henry L. Stimson Medal from the New York City Bar Association in 2003.
He is a 1987 graduate from the University of Rochester and a 1990 graduate from Yale Law School.
Lillian Evans
Executive Assistant United States Attorney
Lillian Evans joined the Office as Executive Assistant United States Attorney in July 2024. In her role, Ms. Evans is charged with lawyer and law student recruitment as well as pipeline development for the office. She also is responsible for overseeing attorney professional development and supporting the Office’s organizational development. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Evans served as Director of Legal Recruitment and as a member of the Executive Staff at the New York City Law Department. Ms. Evans is an active member of NYC Bar Association where she sits on the Career Advancement and Management Committee and the New Lawyer Initiative Committee. She also is an active member of NALP where she chairs the working group on public interest employer engagement. Ms. Evans is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
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