WITH CALLS for criminal action against those responsible for business and accounting improprieties growing louder by the day, we can expect to see a groundswell of prosecutions against corporate officers and employees. As the financial capital of the country, many of those prosecutions will be brought in New York. Even those who believe that their actions are beyond the reach of United States and New York law may be vulnerable to prosecution here.[1]� But can an executive who operated exclusively from his or her office in the Midwest or the South be hauled into court in Manhattan on broad-ranging criminal charges just because his or her corporation is traded on a New York exchange? With respect to many charges, the answer to that question will be yes, given the broad reach of the relevant statutes governing venue. But the important constitutional limitations on where a person may be required to stand trial, make venue challenges particularly appropriate for certain business conduct that occurs outside New York.
General Principles Governing Venue
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