David Massey

Practice Areas

Litigation

White Collar & Investigations

Securities Litigation

Ethics & Compliance

Investment Management

International Law

International Trade

Financial Institutions

Digital Media & Entertainment, Gaming & Sports

Sports

Regulated Gaming

Financial Services & Investments

Career

David B. Massey is the firmwide Co-Chair of the White Collar & Investigations practice at Perkins Coie. He is a former prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York who leads global companies, board committees, and senior executives through high-profile cross-border investigations, criminal prosecutions, and civil litigation.

Chambers USA has praised David as a "super talented lawyer," who is "a great litigator and clear communicator," with "skill in seeing the overall strategy." David has also been recognized by The Legal 500, Global Investigations Review, Best Lawyers in America, and the National Law Journal for his work in white-collar defense.

David has more than 25 years of experience defending and prosecuting government enforcement matters and related civil litigation involving accounting practices, corporate governance and disclosure, insider trading, securities and commodities fraud, wire fraud, foreign and domestic corruption, economic sanctions, money laundering, bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud, and tax fraud.