Carole S. Rendon

Practice Areas

Former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, Carole Rendon possesses a wealth of experience in a range of matters, including criminal prosecution, private defense and civil litigation. As the first woman to serve as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and later as the United States Attorney, Carole both supervised and personally handled high-profile, crisis-level litigation, much of which involved intense public and media scrutiny. As the chief federal law enforcement officer, Carole enforced a wide range of criminal and civil statutes, including False Claims Act litigation and the prosecution of public corruption, civil rights, consumer fraud and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). She also oversaw and personally handled high-profile civil litigation, including as lead counsel on the Consent Decree providing comprehensive reform for the Cleveland Division of Police.

Carole has significant experience managing critical internal investigations and complex commercial, regulatory and criminal matters, with a particular depth of knowledge regarding the False Claims Act, FCPA, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), insider trading, securities and shareholder litigation, as well as advising clients on structuring compliance programs to help avoid such problems. She has represented companies and individuals in high stakes criminal, civil, internal and congressional investigations.

Carole is Co-Leader of the White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team. She also serves as a member of BakerHostetler’s Policy Committee, the firm’s national board of directors.