Margarita O'Donnell

Margarita O'Donnell is a prominent legal professional currently serving as a Partner at Zuckerman Spaeder LLP since March 2016, where leadership is exhibited in an independent compliance monitorship team for a DOJ-imposed investigation on an international financial institution, alongside managing complex civil and commercial litigation cases. Additionally, Margarita co-chairs the ABA White Collar Crime Institute, organizing a leading annual conference on white collar criminal defense that draws over 1,000 attendees including federal judges and government representatives. Previous experience includes serving as a Staff Attorney at the Public Defender Service and clerking for judges in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Margarita holds a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Columbia University.