Saritha Komatireddy is a Partner at Holtzman Vogel, where she focuses on complex federal investigations, commercial litigation, and appeals.  An experienced trial and appellate advocate, Saritha served for over a decade as a federal prosecutor in New York and led high-stakes cases involving international terrorism, cybercrime, transnational criminal enterprises, money laundering, and foreign public corruption.

Saritha served for over ten years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York, where she conducted eight jury trials and argued fifteen appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  Saritha was a senior member of EDNY’s National Security & Cybercrime Section and held multiple leadership positions, including as Chief of International Narcotics and Money Laundering, Deputy Chief of Appeals, Deputy Chief of General Crimes, and Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Coordinator.  She led investigations and prosecutions involving terrorism, cybercrime, export controls, economic sanctions, complex fraud, money laundering, foreign public corruption, violent gangs, and narcotics.

Saritha also served as Chief of Staff of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Saritha received numerous recognitions for her work, including three Attorney General’s Awards, two Federal Drug Agents Foundation True American Hero Awards, and two Federal Law Enforcement Foundation Prosecutor of the Year Awards.

Before her service as a federal prosecutor, Saritha practiced complex civil litigation at a litigation boutique in Washington, D.C., where she was involved in three federal trials, and served as Counsel to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, where she worked on the Chief Counsel’s Investigative Team.  She began her legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable Brett M. Kavanaugh at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. 

Clerkship/Government Experience
  • Chief of Staff, Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Assistant U.S. Attorney and Supervisor, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York
    • Chief of International Narcotics and Money Laundering
    • Deputy Chief of Appeals
    • Deputy Chief of General Crimes
    • Senior Member of National Security and Cybercrime Section
  • Counsel, National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
  • Law Clerk, Honorable Brett M. Kavanaugh at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
  • Columbia Law School, Lecturer in Law
  • George Washington University Law School, Former Adjunct Professor
  • Federal Bar Council American Inn of Court, Barrister
  • Federal Law Enforcement Foundation Prosecutor of the Year Award (2024)
  • Federal Law Enforcement Foundation Prosecutor of the Year Award (2023)
  • Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award (2023)
  • Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award (2022)
  • Attorney General’s John Marshall Award (2022)
  • Federal Drug Agents Foundation True American Hero Award (2022)
  • Federal Drug Agents Foundation True American Hero Award (2020)
  • Department of Justice Director’s Award for Superior Performance by a Litigative Team (2017)
  • Federal Bar Association Younger Federal Lawyer Award (2017)
  • United States Presidential Scholar (2001)

Related Practice Areas
  • Harvard Law School, J.D.
  • Harvard College, A.B., Government
  • New York Bar
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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