In its second hire from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office in recent months, Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello has added Christopher Harwood, the co-chief of the Southern District’s civil frauds unit.

The white-collar boutique, known for defending clients in high-profile enforcement matters brought by state and federal prosecutors, has now hired leading prosecutors this year from both the civil and criminal divisions of the Southern District of New York. Last month, the firm said it had hired Telemachus Kasulis, a former co-chief of the Southern District’s Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force.