Author Archives: Rushmi Bhaskaran
Rushmi Bhaskaran is an accomplished trial lawyer and a former federal prosecutor who has more than 15 years of experience handling high-profile white collar fraud and cybercrime matters. Her practice focuses on advising individuals and corporations on internal investigations, enforcement matters, and complex civil litigation.
Prior to joining Ballard Spahr, Rushmi served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) from 2019 to 2025. In that role, Rushmi tried multiple cases to verdict and investigated and prosecuted a broad range of sophisticated white collar criminal cases, including those involving bank fraud, mail and wire fraud, health care fraud, securities fraud, criminal tax violations, computer crimes, theft of trade secrets, money laundering, false statements, sanctions violations, and violations of the Bank Secrecy Act. Among her jury trials, Rushmi was part of the SDNY team that tried United States v. Charlie Javice and Oliver Amar, a case involving a $175 million fraud perpetrated by startup executives on a leading financial institution. In addition to her white collar matters, Rushmi investigated and prosecuted cases involving racketeering and sex trafficking offenses. She has also briefed and argued numerous appeals before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Before joining the Southern District of New York, Rushmi spent nearly a decade at a global law firm located in New York City, where her practice focused on white collar criminal defense, complex civil litigation, and international dispute resolution.
