Jason Linder

Jason Linder is Chair of Willkie’s FCPA practice, and a partner in the Litigation Department. He is based in Los Angeles and Washington, DC.

Jason is a former senior federal prosecutor and nationally recognized trial lawyer known for defending boards, multinational companies and executives in high-profile white-collar criminal matters involving corporate crises and government and media scrutiny. He also leads internal and government-facing investigations, often across borders; and provides proactive compliance counseling to clients. Jason has led matters in more than 70 countries and in all major industries, advising clients on a variety of matters involving corruption, securities fraud and other forms of financial fraud, money laundering, tax evasion and anticompetitive conduct. He is experienced in working with or against DOJ, SEC and numerous U.S. law enforcement and regulatory agencies and foreign authorities.

Jason is the national co-chair of the American Bar Association’s White Collar Crime Committee, an officer of the International Bar Association’s Business Crimes Committee and serves on the boards of multiple California legal and public service organizations.

Jason is a frequent conference speaker and writer for industry publications on a range of white collar and compliance issues. National media, including the Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, regularly turn to Jason for thought leadership. He is recognized by numerous legal industry publications, including selection as one of five lawyers to Global Investigations Review’s “FCPA Practitioner to Watch” list in 2021 and his national and international rankings by Chambers for FCPA.