Alfred C. DeCotiis is Of Counsel at DeCotiis. He joined the firm in 1996 and heads the White Collar Litigation and Corporate Investigations practice group.

Mr. DeCotiis is a prominent criminal defense attorney who specializes in the defense of complex white collar, political corruption and corporate investigations in both federal and state courts. Mr. DeCotiis served as an Assistant United States Attorney.

He has also been a political leader in the State of New Jersey, both at the state and federal level. He was a member of the Democratic National Committee for 12 years, and served in a variety of leadership positions in the presidential campaigns of President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and Hillary Clinton.

In 1995, President Clinton selected Mr. DeCotiis to serve as the U.S. Representative to the 50th Session to the United Nations General Assembly. He was confirmed by the United States Senate and represented the United States before the General Assembly, addressing issues relating to disarmament and international security, economic and financial matters, as well as global social, humanitarian and cultural issues.

Mr. DeCotiis received his B.A. from Villanova University in Liberal Arts, graduating in three years and was nominated by Villanova University for a Rhodes Scholarship. He graduated from Villanova University Law School, where he was President of the Student Bar Association. Immediately following law school, he clerked for the Honorable Reynier Wortendyke Jr. of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. In 2009, he earned a Master's Degree in state and local government from Kean University graduating with distinction. He was designated a New Jersey Super Lawyer in 2010 and 2011 and is an AV-rated Attorney by Martindale-Hubble.