Joanna C. Hendon

Litigation partner with over 25 years of experience in criminal defense and civil litigation, including substantial trial experience. Specializes in defending clients against allegations of securities fraud, insider trading, antitrust, money laundering, and other complex criminal and civil frauds before the DOJ, SEC, NYAG, CFTC, and FINRA and in civil litigation and arbitration.

Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (1995–2001); co-leader, Alston & Bird’s White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team.

Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law, advisory board; Office of the Appellate Defender, board of directors; New York Council of Defense Lawyers, board of directors (2018–21); New York State Bar Association, White Collar Litigation Committee, co-chair (2009–18).

Clerkship, the Hon. Frank M. Coffin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1991–92).