Julie Schwartz is a Managing Director of our Investigations division who brings over twenty-five years of investigatory and legal experience to T&M USA. Julie has collaborated with the firm since 2019 as a Senior Investigative Consultant where she supervised numerous complex multi-jurisdictional investigations. Recently, Julie spearheaded an investigation in which the now convicted scam artist ingratiated herself into the life of a west coast celebrity and swindled her and her children out of almost $3,000,000. Julie complements T&M's mission to provide bespoke investigative and consulting services to our expanding client base of law firms, corporations, educational and cultural institutions, not-for-profit organizations, and high net-worth individuals. She also functions as a member of our monitorship and compliance teams, providing oversight and guidance on industry best practices, business ethics, and proper internal policies and procedures necessary to mitigate risk. Licensed in Florida, Julie will also assist T&M in its Sunshine State expansion.
Before joining T&M, Julie was the Senior Director of Investigations and Business Conduct for North America for the Hudson's Bay Company. She supervised internal and external fraud investigations, as well as company-wide compliance for all of the Company's North American entities, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor, and The Bay stores in Canada. Previously, Julie served as the Deputy Commissioner and Department Advocate for the New York City Police Department for almost a decade. In that role, she oversaw the internal discipline of the department's 50,000+ employees and served as an integral member of the Police Commissioner's leadership team. Julie started her legal career at the Kings County District Attorney's office and rose to the rank of Bureau Chief of the Sex Crimes/Special Victims Division. As a prosecutor, she tried numerous complex and high-profile cases including serial rapists and child sex abuse offenders.
