Michael D. Mann

Practice Areas

MICHAEL MANN strategically counsels and defends companies, financial institutions, and related individuals in internal, criminal, and regulatory investigations, prosecutions, and litigations. He is a trusted advisor to senior management and boards of directors faced with some of their most complex and sensitive enforcement and investigation-related issues, including matters concerning alleged bribery and corruption, money laundering, and other forms of financial and ethical misconduct.

As a member of Sidley’s elite corporate investigations team—ranked among the top two in the world for cross-border investigations and litigation by Global Investigations Review (2023, 2024)—Michael has led many global investigations and sensitive reviews on behalf of clients in North America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. He also regularly counsels companies and financial institutions on the design, implementation, and maintenance of anti-corruption compliance frameworks, compliance with anti-money laundering laws and regulations (including the Bank Secrecy Act and the USA PATRIOT Act), proactive compliance risk assessments, and the due diligence of business partners in international business transactions. Michael also represents clients in an array of complex commercial litigation and employment disputes in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitral forums.