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Provided by Darren LaVerne
Darren LaVerne is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Trials, White Collar Defense and Investigations, Securities Enforcement, Litigation, and Appellate and Constitutional Law practices. A former federal prosecutor, Darren has extensive experience defending companies and individuals in criminal and regulatory investigations, at trial, and in the appellate courts. He has handled cases involving the US Department of Justice (including the US Attorney’s Offices for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York), the Securities and Exchange Commission, the NY Attorney General’s Office, the NY District Attorney’s Office, and other federal and state agencies.
Darren has practiced in the area of white-collar criminal and regulatory defense for 20 years. He began his career as a law clerk to the Honorable John M. Walker, Jr., at the time the Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Darren subsequently served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, where, among other things, he was part of the core team of prosecutors who built and charged the case against over 40 FIFA soccer officials and sports marketing executives around the world, one of the most significant and complex prosecutions in the office’s history. As a defense lawyer, he has represented companies and executives in connection with allegations of securities fraud, bribery, money-laundering, and other offenses.
JD, University of Pennsylvania, magna cum laude, 2004. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1997. Bachelor of Arts, Duke University, cum laude, 1995.
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