Antonia Apps

Antonia M. Apps is an attorney/partner at Milbank L.L.P., New York, New York. A member of the Litigation & Arbitration Group of the firm, Ms. Apps is a former federal prosecutor and nationally recognized trial attorney with experience in criminal and civil matters. An indomitable attorney, Ms. Apps has tried over 15 criminal & civil cases and argued numerous appeals & evidentiary motions. Revered for her analytical skills and tenacity, she provides top-notch legal representation to her clients. Ms. Apps crafts a strategic plan based on the facts of the case to garner the best possible result. Before joining Milbank, she was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Criminal Division. During her seven-year tenure, Ms. Apps led many high-profile securities fraud and insider trading cases, including the prosecution of the hedge fund S.A.C. Capital Advisors, L.P. As a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, she investigated and prosecuted financial industry cases involving investment fraud, accounting fraud, broker-dealer fraud, market manipulation, fraud stemming from the sale of RMBS & CDOs, and money laundering & obstruction. Ms. Apps has prosecuted more than 20 insider trading defendants and tried numerous securities fraud trials. She also has experience in arguing several appeals in the Second Circuit, including the landmark case of U.S. v. Newman, where she was the lead prosecutor at the trial and on appeal. Ms. Apps has also spearheaded numerous other cases for noteworthy clients. Some of these cases include but are not limited to the representation of individuals in connection with D.O.J. antitrust investigations in various industries, a large financial institution in connection with an insider trading investigation, and a founder of a technology company in a commercial dispute in L.A. Superior Court.

Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ms. Apps worked at Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel (partner) and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (associate). She earned her undergraduate degree in law in 1990 from the University of Sydney and her Bachelor of Civil Law in 1993 from Oxford University. Subsequently, in 1994, Ms. Apps obtained her Master of Law from Harvard Law School. She served as a law clerk for the Hon. Fred I. Parker in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and previously as a law clerk to the Hon. Tom W. Waddell, Chief Judge of the Equity Division in the New South Wales Supreme Court. As one of the most sought-out speakers in her field, Ms. Apps frequently speaks on panels convened by the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association, American Bar Association, New York City Bar Association, and the Practicing Law Institute. Notably, she teaches a course on white-collar criminal law and procedure at Harvard Law School. Named as one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America by Law since 2014, she received recognition as a 2020 Litigation Trailblazer by The National Law Journal. Ms. Apps received additional accolades from Crain’s New York Business (2019) and Chambers U.S.A. Highly praised by her peers and clients, Ms. Apps is a pioneer in her field.