Juan Monteverde is a New York-based attorney, founder, and managing partner of Monteverde & Associates PC. He is a specialist in issues of importance to investors and consumers in the business industry. Juan has been at the forefront of several groundbreaking cases, including playing a key role in seeking to hold Citigroup and its shareholders responsible for leading an illegal kickback scheme to drive up sales of mortgage-backed securities in 2008.
Juan’s extensive experience in securities law and numerous other areas of law enables him to assist clients throughout the litigation process and advise clients on a wide range of business, regulatory and corporate matters. He has represented corporations, partnerships, investment firms, hedge funds, private equity firms, shareholders and high-net-worth individuals where he has always advocated for their rights and performed with a high degree of professionalism, dedication and integrity.
Juan has been recognized for his excellence as a lawyer and a strategist. He has received accolades from Super Lawyers as a New York Metro Rising Star in Securities Litigation. He was also recognized as a Best Lawyer in 2007 by the New York Daily News, a Best Lawyer in 2008 by New York Magazine and Best Lawyer in 2009 by Above the Law.
Juan Monteverde has been involved in several high-profile cases involving allegations of widespread violations of laws and regulations, which has garnered him national recognition as a securities litigator and securities law professor at St. John’s University School of Law.
He studied at California State University for his undergraduate studies, graduating with a finance and accounting degree. He later studied at St. Thomas University School of Law, earning a Juris Doctorate.
After graduating from law school, Juan began his career as an associate attorney at several high-end law firms before founding his firm in 2007. Juan’s practice focuses on securities litigation, white collar crime defense and business fraud. As one of the country’s top securities litigation attorneys and SEC whistleblower attorneys, Mr Monteverde is highly respected by the judiciary, regulators and the defense bar. He has litigated hundreds of federal and state court cases, including reported decisions and appellate proceedings. He has been involved in important cases involving allegations of widespread violations of laws and regulations.