Michael Considine

Practice Areas

Litigation, Government Enforcement and Internal Investigations, Economic Sanctions and Cross-Border Regulatory Practice

Career

Mike Considine is a partner and co-Head of both the Litigation Department and the Government Enforcement and Internal Investigations Practice Group at the Firm. Prior to entering private practice, Mike served as Deputy Chief of the Long Island Offices of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, where he supervised various criminal investigations, and conducted numerous trials and appeals.

Mike represents companies and individuals in response to government probes conducted by the DOJ, SEC, EPA, OFAC and other federal and state investigative agencies, and in internal investigations. The matters arise in diverse industries, ranging from financial services and shipping to pharmaceuticals and manufacturing, and involve alleged violations of the FCPA, and securities, antitrust, environmental and tax laws.

Mike has been repeatedly selected to serve as an independent monitor under settlements reached between organizations and federal agencies, including the DOJ, SEC and EPA. A focus of these engagements has been facilitating the implementation of enterprise-wide compliance programs and reporting on the entities’ adherence to settlement provisions. Separately, Mike has been engaged to help craft compliance programs, that effectively address significant risks.