David Leland

Practice Areas

David Leland is co-head of Skadden’s Litigation Group in Washington, D.C. and co-leader of the firm’s congressional investigations practice. He represents corporations, officers, directors, and employees in connection with criminal, civil, regulatory and congressional proceedings. Mr. Leland’s practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, cross-border government enforcement actions and related complex civil litigation at all stages, from the inception of an investigation through trial. Mr. Leland has defended corporations and individuals in the U.S. and abroad against allegations of corruption, money laundering, mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, health care fraud, securities fraud, market manipulation, tax evasion and unlawful antitrust practices. He has represented clients in connection with investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), state attorneys general, the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and foreign regulators, such as the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and Serious Fraud Office. He also has extensive experience conducting internal investigations on behalf of global corporations, boards of directors and audit committees.

Career

Law Clerk, Hon. Morton I. Greenberg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2001-02); Law Clerk, Hon. Thomas Penfield Jackson, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2000-01); Policy and Staff Director / Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Charles F. Bass (1996-99); Legislative Director / Legislative Assistant / Legislative Correspondent, U.S. Rep. William F. Clinger (1992-96)

J.D., George Washington University Law School, 2000; M.B.A., Finance, Johns Hopkins University, 2007; B.A., Political Science and Economics, University of New Hampshire, 1992