Tracy Burnett’s practice focuses on white-collar criminal and regulatory enforcement defense, internal investigations and complex litigation.
Tracy regularly represents corporations and individuals in criminal and civil matters brought by federal and state authorities and regulatory agencies, including the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Manhattan District Attorney and the New York Attorney General’s Office. She is highly experienced in counseling clients in matters involving the securities laws, banking regulations, criminal and civil fraud, bribery and kickbacks, unfair and deceptive trade practices, money laundering, tax evasion, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the False Claims Act, among others.
In addition to her work on government investigations, prosecutions and regulatory enforcement actions, Tracy has conducted numerous internal investigations, advising companies on potential litigation risk, compliance-related issues, and best practices.
Recent successes include the outright acquittal of all criminal charges against an executive of a large national construction company brought by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office after a 7-month trial, declinations by the government in matters including criminal tax fraud, public benefits fraud, and minority- and women-owned business enterprise fraud, successfully representing a fund manager in an investigation by DOJ stemming from allegations of securities, mail and wire fraud resulting in no charges, and winning a dismissal of a False Claims Act lawsuit against a multinational development company.
In addition to her practice, Tracy is Secretary of the Women in the Legal Profession committee of the New York City Bar Association, and she was appointed to the Board of the Law Alumni of Color Association of New York University School of Law. She also serves on the boards of Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Action Fund and Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Vote PAC.
Tracy received a J.D. from New York University School of Law, where she served as Associate Editor of the Review of Law and Social Change. She received her B.A. from the University of Virginia. Prior to joining Morrison Cohen, she was a litigation partner at McLaughlin & Stern. She was previously an associate at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and clerked for the Hon. Carl E. Stewart of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.