Bob Allen
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Up and Coming : Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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Bob Allen is a partner in the Litigation and Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations practice groups at Kirkland & Ellis. His practice focuses on representing corporations, boards, and individuals in criminal and regulatory investigations as well as related complex litigation. Bob has successfully represented some of the country’s most prominent financial institutions, private equity firms, and other companies in many prominent and high-profile matters.
Career
Before joining Kirkland & Ellis, Bob served as a prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. As a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Taskforce, Bob prosecuted matters involving insider trading, market manipulation, bribery, and accounting fraud, oftentimes conducting investigations with the SEC, CFTC, PCAOB, and other domestic and foreign regulators. During his tenure in the Southern District of New York, Bob tried seven cases to a verdict, receiving convictions in every instance, and successfully argued multiple appeals before the Second Circuit. Bob clerked on the Supreme Court, and, during law school, was elected President of the Harvard Law Review.
Personal
Harvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude; Emory University, B.A., Economics & Political Science, highest honors.
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