Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Simpson Thacher’s Government and Internal Investigations Practice advises financial institutions, asset managers, multinational companies, boards and audit committees, senior executives and other professionals in high-stakes investigations and enforcement matters brought by the DOJ, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, the SEC, the CFTC, the CFPB, state attorneys general, district attorneys, the Federal Reserve Bank, FINRA, Congressional committees and regulators throughout the world. Our team is frequently engaged in matters involving parallel criminal, civil, congressional and regulatory exposure, cross-border investigations, novel enforcement theories and issues carrying significant reputational and business risks. We offer a deep bench of talent, which includes former senior government officials from the SEC, DOJ and FTC; former U.S. federal prosecutors; senior state attorneys general and Congressional investigators; and nationally recognized litigators. We also have extensive experience in investigations relating to the offering and trading of crypto and other digital assets. For the eleventh year in a row, the Firm was recently recognized by Global Investigations Review in the GIR 100. In addition, our practice and lawyers are consistently recognized by The Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation, The American Lawyer, Law360, and The National Law Journal, among others.