Anne Chapman

Practice Areas

Government & Regulatory Law

Criminal Defense

Career

Anne Chapman has established herself as a premier white-collar defense attorney with over 20 years of dedicated experience defending individuals and corporations in high-stakes criminal and regulatory matters. Following her distinguished service as an Assistant Federal Defender, Anne has built a practice marked by strategic precision and exceptional courtroom advocacy.

Anne's comprehensive criminal defense expertise spans complex cases involving bank, mail, and wire fraud; consumer fraud; mortgage fraud; money laundering; identity theft; privacy violations; terrorism offenses; fraud schemes; firearms smuggling; criminal copyright and trademark allegations; and classified national security matters under the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA).

Recognized for her leadership in white-collar criminal defense, Anne has become the trusted advocate for clients navigating parallel civil and criminal investigations, False Claims Act litigation, and consumer fraud actions. Her practice regularly involves defending clients against investigations and enforcement actions from the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Internal Revenue Service, Arizona Corporation Commission, and State Attorneys General.

Anne's corporate advisory work includes anti-corruption compliance programs, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act training, and conducting internal investigations. She frequently serves as counsel to Special Litigation Committees and has been selected to conduct investigations on behalf of government entities.

Her unparalleled courtroom credentials include defending one of the most significant federal terrorism cases in U.S. history—a capital defense matter related to the September 11, 2001 attacks—which culminated in an eight-week jury trial and life sentence. Anne continues her commitment to high-profile national security defense through her work with the ACLU's John Adams Project on a Guantanamo Bay Military Commissions death penalty case.

In addition to her legal practice, Anne is a national leader in the white-collar defense community. She serves as Co-Chair of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) White Collar Crime Committee and is the leader of the Phoenix Chapter of Women in White Collar Criminal Defense. In Arizona, she serves as Chair of the Maricopa County Capital Defense Review Committee, serving on the committee since its inception in 2012.

Bar Admissions:

Arizona Supreme Court (2008)

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona (2008)

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (2002)

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia (2002)

Supreme Court of Virginia (2002)

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (1999)

Professional Memberships

Women’s White Collar Defense Association, Phoenix Chapter Leader.

Maricopa County Superior Court’s Capital Defense Review Committee, Chair.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Board of Directors, 2009-2012; Co-Chair, Death Penalty Committee 2012-2014; White Collar Crime Committee Co-Chair Present.

American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section.

Arizona State Bar, Indigent Defense Task Force, Member.

Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Member.

Federal Bar Association, Member.

Supreme Court of Arizona’s Independent Bar Counsel Attorney Panel.

Publications

'Attorney-Client Privilege in Internal Investigations: Best Practices and Lessons from Recent Cases' with Kathleen Brody, The Champion, September/October 2015

'Deferred Prosecution Agreements in the Financial Services Industry: Trends and Tips' with Kathleen Brody, The Champion, June 2013.

Personal

Professional Recognition

Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations.

Phoenix Best Lawyers®, Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year.

The Best Lawyers in America®, White-Collar Criminal Defense.

Super Lawyers Top 25 Women Attorneys in Arizona.

Super Lawyers Top 50 Attorneys in Arizona.

Distinguished Service Award, National Association of Federal Defenders, May 2006