Courtney Dankworth

Courtney M. Dankworth is a litigation partner who focuses her practice on internal investigations and regulatory defense, including enforcement actions and disputes related to financial services.

Ms. Dankworth advises clients facing investigations and enforcement actions conducted by the Department of Justice, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She also represents clients, including financial services and cryptocurrency clients, in inquiries and enforcement actions brought by state attorneys general and state banking regulators, and counsels clients facing multi-agency inquiries involving both federal and state authorities.

She conducts a broad range of internal investigations for corporations and financial institutions and advises clients and corporate boards regarding their compliance obligations, including regarding a variety of bank regulatory, anti-money laundering, cryptocurrency, and consumer finance issues.

Ms. Dankworth is recommended by The Legal 500 US (2020) for Financial Services Litigation. In addition, she is named a Future Star and was named to the “Under 40 Hot List” by Benchmark Litigation (2023).

Ms. Dankworth is actively involved in the development of young lawyers, particularly women lawyers. She co-chairs the firm’s Women’s Resource Group and is a member of its Hiring Committee. She is Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Union Settlement, an organization serving East Harlem.

Ms. Dankworth joined the firm in 2007. From 2006 to 2007, she clerked for the Hon. Amalya L. Kearse of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Ms. Dankworth received a J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School in 2006, where she was managing editor of the Harvard Law Review. She received an A.B. with honors from Harvard University in 2001.