White Collar Defense and Investigations

Our global team of lawyers has decades of experience in all aspects of white collar and regulatory defense, including complex government and internal investigations, regulatory enforcement actions and prosecutions, and congressional inquiries

Our clients receive knowledgeable, sensitive and connected advice from a team featuring more than 40 former government lawyers, numerous senior officials from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and United States attorney’s offices around the country, and a former assistant director of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) unit at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

We deliver integrated, collaborative strategies to manage complex domestic and cross-border white collar investigations and defend against enforcement actions with strategies focused on mitigating business impact for our clients. Our experience covers matters involving the DOJ, SEC, Federal Trade Commission, US attorney’s offices, state attorneys general and district attorneys, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Communications Commission, self-regulatory organizations, like the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the stock exchanges, UK Serious Fraud Office, UK Financial Conduct Authority and other enforcement agencies

Clients benefit from our deep experience in high-level government service, unmatched knowledge of the enforcement landscape, and established connections with enforcement agencies and regulators

Our distinguished practice includes three fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and we have achieved high-profile trial victories against federal and state prosecutors, as well as the SEC

Our lawyers are consistently ranked as top white collar practitioners in the US and UK by Chambers, Benchmark Litigation, The Legal 500 and Best Lawyers