Practice Areas
Doug is a partner based in New York and Washington, D.C. and is the head of our U.S. Government Enforcement and Cartel Practice.
He brings extensive courtroom experience to the defense of companies and individuals in white collar criminal and regulatory investigations and parallel civil litigation.
Doug focuses his practice on antitrust and cartel, FCPA, securities, tax, fraud, False Claims Act, and money laundering matters.
He also advises on crisis management, conducts internal investigations, and assists corporations with compliance, risk assessment and governance issues. He has tried numerous federal jury trials, and has conducted or managed investigations for clients in over 50 countries on six continents. He has been described as a “lawyer you fear going up against in court,” and as “an excellent lawyer who is able to take cases all the way through to trial.”
Prior to private practice, Doug spent 15 years as a Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice.
He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and has been commended for his commitment to pro bono legal work. He also serves on the board of BronxWorks, a not-for-profit social service organization supporting the South Bronx.
Professional Memberships
Doug is ranked as a leading lawyer in the Nationwide Antitrust: Cartel and New York Antitrust category of Chambers USA 2022. He is ranked in LawDragon in the Antitrust – White Collar category for 2023 and in Legal 500 U.S. in the Antitrust - Cartel category for 2022.
Doug has served in several leadership positions in the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, including as Chair of the Cartel and Criminal Practice and Compliance and Ethics Committees and as a member of the International Cartel Task Force. He has also been nominated by the DOJ as a Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network.
He lectures frequently on corporate ethics and compliance and white collar criminal defense, most recently at the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics annual meeting and the ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting.
