Gerard J. Britton, Of Counsel to Constantine Cannon, brings his experience as an attorney and his expertise in fraud and compliance matters to provide investigative and monitoring services to clients.

As an insurance fraud prosecutor in New Jersey, Gerard Britton managed a team of investigators in prosecuting insurance fraud crimes by claimants, physicians, providers, facilities and government officials. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Britton represented private plaintiffs in civil and criminal fraud-related matters, including internal investigations, and commercial embezzlement. Mr. Britton started his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Kings County District Attorney's Office, in Brooklyn, New York, where he rose to the position of Deputy Bureau Chief. As an A.D.A., Mr. Britton tried numerous serious felony cases to verdict, including twelve murder trials, and appeared before the New York State Appellate Division on numerous appeals. Mr. Britton also headed asset forfeiture investigations involving organized crime and narcotics syndicates. As a Legal Assistant in the Kings County District Attorney's Office, Mr. Britton was cited for his assistance in the United States Supreme Court amicus curiae brief in Maryland v. Craig, 1989 U.S. Briefs 478. During his career as a prosecutor, Mr. Britton has been appointed both as a Special Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Jersey and as a Special Prosecutor in New York.

Mr. Britton earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from the City University of New York and his law degree from New York Law School. Mr. Britton also holds a Masters Degree in Economic Crime Management, and is a member of both the International Association of Independent Private Sector Inspectors General and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Mr. Britton was a faculty member at New York University and has lectured for the Police Institute at Rutgers University, the National White Collar Crime Center and the New York City Police Department.

Publications:

New Technology Alters the Terrain on Accessibility of Backup Tape Data, Law Technology Today (June 2007).

Discount Medical Plans and the Consumer: Health Care in a Regulatory Blind Spot, 16 Loy. Consumer L. Rev. 97 (2004).