Kamal Ghali

Practice Areas

Kamal Ghali is a co-founder of Chaiken Ghali LLP, a former federal prosecutor, and a top-ranked white collar criminal defense and business litigation attorney. Over the last eighteen years, Mr. Ghali has handled some of the biggest criminal and civil cases in the country, including high-profile white collar criminal fraud investigations and trials; high-stakes business disputes involving racketeering (RICO) and fraud allegations in state and federal court; and a range of international cybersecurity matters.

He previously served as a U.S. Department of Justice white-collar and cybercrime prosecutor for over six years, including as a deputy chief at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta. As a federal prosecutor, he worked closely with the FBI, IRS, SEC, and other agencies on white collar criminal matters ranging from multi-week securities fraud trials to high-profile cybercrime prosecutions, including the prosecution of the developers of SpyEye—a notorious malware that caused over one billion dollars in losses worldwide.

While his work runs the gamut from squaring off against federal prosecutors and regulators in court to conducting corporate internal investigations, he has also secured significant client wins without setting foot in a courtroom. He has successfully resolved numerous criminal investigations without the filing of any criminal charges against his clients and without any negative media publicity. Likewise, he has helped businesses and executives settle contentious, bet-the-company business disputes, including the settlement of a multi-billion-dollar dispute over the ownership of two nuclear power plant units.

Prior to founding Chaiken Ghali LLP, he was partner at a prominent litigation boutique, where he led the white-collar criminal defense practice, founded the cyber & digital litigation practice, and resolved numerous high-stakes business disputes.

He previously served as a judicial law clerk to U.S. District Judge, Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Circuit Judge Frank M. Hull, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation.

Languages Spoken

English, Arabic

Career

Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia (2012-2018); Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2006-2008); Law Clerk, U.S. Circuit Judge Frank M. Hull, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2008-2009).

Personal

University of Michigan Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006); Emory University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001).

Two-time National Debate Tournament Finalist (1999, 2001); Ranked Best Two-Person College Debate Team of the Decade (1999-2009).