Danielle M. Corcione

Danielle M. Corcione is a twice-elected member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Chair of the Litigation Group. A seasoned trial lawyer, former federal prosecutor, former in-house counsel to a multinational company, government advisor, and business counselor, Danielle has been called upon by Fortune 500 companies and other clients facing high-stakes litigation, government investigations, regulatory scrutiny, and reputational risk.

Her perspective is shaped by a distinctive combination of executive leadership, federal enforcement experience, in-house counsel experience, and public service. Most recently, Danielle served as Transition Counsel to Governor Mikie Sherrill, advising senior leadership on legal, policy, governance, and strategic matters during the formation of a new administration. Earlier in her career, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of New Jersey’s Criminal Division and held an in-house legal role at Avon, where she advised senior leadership and supported the board on privacy, compliance, and governance issues. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Seton Hall University School of Law, reflecting her longstanding commitment to leadership development and the legal profession.

Government and Regulatory Experience

Danielle has experience at the federal, state, and local levels of government, giving her clients a sophisticated understanding of how regulatory and enforcement decisions are made and how organizations can effectively navigate government scrutiny.

As an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, Danielle investigated and prosecuted complex white-collar and healthcare fraud matters. Her experience included cases involving:

• Healthcare fraud
• Anti-Kickback Statute violations
• Criminal HIPAA violations
• False Claims Act investigations
• Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act violations
• Mail and wire fraud
• Tax evasion
• Money laundering
• Commercial bribery

This background provides clients with valuable insight into government investigations, enforcement priorities, compliance expectations, and crisis management.

Internal Investigations, Board Counsel, and Trial Experience

Danielle is frequently engaged to lead sensitive internal investigations involving allegations of executive misconduct, whistleblower complaints, regulatory violations, fiduciary concerns, conflicts of interest, workplace misconduct, and other matters posing significant legal or reputational risk.

She advises boards of directors, special committees, independent directors, senior executives, and athletes through every stage of an investigation—from fact gathering and witness interviews to risk assessment, disclosure obligations, and strategic decision making. Clients rely on her ability to assess complex facts quickly, maintain credibility with stakeholders, and provide practical recommendations in highly scrutinized situations.

Danielle also brings substantial courtroom experience, including first-chair federal trial experience. She has developed and tried complex matters involving extensive documentary evidence, expert testimony, and sophisticated legal issues. Her trial background strengthens her ability to evaluate risk, position matters for favorable resolution, and advocate effectively when litigation becomes unavoidable.

Strategic Counsel to Businesses, Boards, and Executives

Beyond litigation and investigations, Danielle serves as a trusted advisor to boards, founders, C-suite executives, and emerging growth companies on governance, compliance, risk management, and business strategy.

Her in-house experience at Avon provides a practical understanding of the challenges facing corporate leadership. Reporting to the company’s Chief Privacy Officer, she advised on privacy, regulatory, governance, and operational matters and supported board-level decision making. This experience allows her to deliver business-focused legal counsel grounded in the realities of running and growing an organization.

She counsels clients on regulatory compliance, commercial relationships, growth initiatives, brand protection, strategic transactions, crisis management, and enterprise-building decisions. Clients value her ability to combine legal judgment, business acumen, and strategic insight to help organizations manage risk while advancing their objectives.

Academia and Leadership

Danielle is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Seton Hall University School of Law, where she teaches wellness, aligned ambition and mindfulness as essential professional competencies within legal education, equipping the next generation of attorneys with practical tools for judgment, long-term performance and a more sustainable approach to leadership. At the intersection of law, leadership and wellness, Danielle brings real-world perspective to her teaching, speaking and retreat work. She also collaborates with leading luxury wellness and hospitality brands to curate executive women’s leadership retreats focused on ambition, alignment and personal growth while fostering genuine and meaningful networking.

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Honors

• Included in Chambers USA, New Jersey Litigation: White Collar Criminal Defense & Government Investigations (2019-2026)
• Included in The Best Lawyers in America®, Criminal Defense: White Collar (2022-2027); Commercial Litigation (2024-2027)
• Selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list, Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2023-2026)
• Included in BINJE, Top Women in Business (2026)
• Included in ROI-NJ, Influencers: Women List (2026)
• Included in ROI-NJ, Influencers: Women in Business (2022; 2025)
• Included in NJBIZ, Best 50 Women in Business (2020)
• Included in New Jersey Law Journal, New Leaders of the Bar (2019)

Award Methodology
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Involvement

• U.S. District Court, Lawyers Advisory Committee (2025-2026)
• Sustainability Women in the World (SW2), a collective of women Chief Sustainability Officers, Advisor
• Women’s White Collar Defense Association, Member (2017-present); New Jersey Chapter Leader (2018-2023)
• Seton Hall University School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Law
• Fearless Beauty, Inc., Founding Board Member (2014-2020)
• Young Women’s Leadership Network, Corporate Leadership Council (2008-2020)
• New York City Bar Association, Women in the Legal Profession Committee Member (2008-2012)

Education

• New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005)
• University of Massachusetts-Amherst (B.A., cum laude, 2002)

Admissions

• New Jersey
• New York
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York