Biography
Berit Berger is an Adjunct Professor of Law at both Columbia and Fordham Law Schools focusing on criminal justice and legal writing and practice. She most recently served as Executive Assistant District Attorney for Policy and Strategic Initiatives and Chief Ethics Officer for the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Prior to that role, she worked as a federal prosecutor from 2007 to 2018 in the United States Attorney’s Offices for both the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Berger worked on a wide variety of federal criminal matters including cases involving terrorism, violent crime, trafficking and racketeering. She conducted many jury trials and briefed and argued appeals before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She held numerous supervisory positions within the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including Chief of the General Crimes Unit and Organized Crime and Gangs Unit. She was awarded the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service, the Department’s highest award. Prior to becoming a federal prosecutor, Berit was a litigation associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and worked as a law clerk in the Southern District of New York for the Honorable James C. Francis IV. Berit is an alumna of Columbia Law School.