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Abraham Rein Named Chair of the Federal Criminal Law Committee for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania


Philadelphia, PA – March 24, 2025 – Post & Schell, P.C. is pleased to announce that Abraham (Abe) Rein, a near 20-year veteran white-collar defense attorney, has been named Chair of the Federal Criminal Law Committee for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

For over 35 years, the Federal Criminal Law Committee (“FCLC”) for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has been dedicated to addressing issues concerning criminal defense in the federal courts. The Committee’s mission is to facilitate the fair, speedy and effective administration of criminal justice.

Mr. Rein is Principal & Chair of Post & Schell’s White Collar Practice Group and Chair of the firm’s Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. 

“I am thrilled to continue the FCLC’s great work of bringing together federal criminal defense practitioners in and around the Eastern District to learn from each other, work together, and – most importantly – to fight for what’s best for our clients,” said Mr. Rein. “With changes in the Federal government, our CLEs and other meetings are likely to be more important than ever, and we are working on some timely and very insightful programs. We are also working hard this year to expand our partnerships across the state so our members have a larger and more diverse pool of knowledge and networking opportunities to draw on. And of course, we are continuing our efforts to make sure our clients’ voices are heard in the Federal system. It is going to be a busy year, and we are full steam ahead.”

Mr. Rein’s clients come from a broad spectrum of industries, including academia, health care, pharmaceutical, medical device, hospitality, insurance, financial services, securities, communications, defense, and transportation. His work focuses on representing individuals and businesses facing government scrutiny of all forms, ranging in scope from securities regulation to insider trading, tax, immigration, False Claims Act, and complex regulatory matters. He also assists companies with internal investigations, whether prompted by a government inquiry, a purported whistleblower, or otherwise.

A prior managing partner of a web development firm, his work often focuses on the intersections between technology and the law, including advising clients on legal aspects of data security, social media compliance, electronic discovery, the application of certain constitutional rights in a digital era, and related topics. Notably, he was part of the team that won the groundbreaking Facebook speech case, United States v. Elonis, in the Supreme Court of the United States, for which he was a co-recipient of the Alan Jay Josel Advocacy Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Mr. Rein is on the Board of the Committee of Seventy. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Pennsylvania (PBA) and Philadelphia Bar Associations and serves on the PBA’s Large Law Firm Committee.

Mr. Rein dedicates a portion of his practice to helping the underserved. He has provided pro bono representation to Guantanamo Bay detainees (for which he was recognized, along with a group of Philadelphia attorneys, with the Federal Bar Association Criminal Law Committee's Clifford Scott Green Bill of Rights Award), homeless litigants, and prisoners pursuing civil rights claims.

He received his legal degree from New York University School of Law, where he graduated cum laude and served as Articles Editor for the Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. Mr. Rein received his undergraduate degree from Bard College in 1996.

About Post & Schell, P.C.

For over 50 years, Post & Schell’s attorneys have combined the operational knowledge and insight into the industries they represent with creative legal solutions – and helped clients overcome their legal and business challenges. 

Founded in 1968, we have grown from a Philadelphia insurance defense-focused firm to a firm with diverse, collaborative, and complementary practices and attorneys. With over 50 practice groups and nine offices, we provide litigation, regulatory compliance, business and transactional, and dispute resolution services to clients regionally, nationally, and internationally.

With offices in Washington, DC, Mt. Laurel, NJ, Wilmington, DE, Wheeling, WV, and Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Lancaster, and Allentown, PA, our attorneys represent industries in a variety of venues and geographic markets.