Before entering private practice, Ms. Monaco served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York where she held a number of positions, including Chief of the Long Island Criminal Division, culminating in her appointment by the Attorney General to a post as Senior Litigation Counsel. She was a recipient of the Director's Award for Superior Achievement by an Assistant United States Attorney. Ms. Monaco clerked for Judge Frank Altimari on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and graduated with honors from Harvard University and Harvard Law School.