Nicolas Bourtin

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 2

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

New York

12 Years Ranked

Band 5

FCPA

USA - Nationwide

5 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

Provided by Nicolas Bourtin

USA

Practice Areas

Multiple areas of white collar criminal defense, including anti-corruption, accounting fraud, criminal antitrust, sanctions, anti-money laundering, securities fraud and consumer protection

Career

Recognized as a leading practitioner in the area of white collar criminal defense, Mr. Bourtin is the Managing Partner of S&C's Criminal Defense and Investigations Group. He has extensive experience representing financial institutions in criminal and regulatory investigations and representing non-U.S. companies and individuals in connection with U.S. investigations. He is also co-head of S&C’s FCPA and Anti-Corruption practice group. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Bourtin served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York, where he was involved in investigations, prosecutions and trials involving fraud, corruption, money laundering and other white collar offenses.

Professional Memberships

Criminal Justice Act Panel, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York; Eastern District Association; Office of the Appellate Defender (Chair of the Board of Directors).

Personal

Columbia Law School (JD, 1996); University of Notre Dame (BA, 1993).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

USA

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - New York

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Nicolas Bourtin routinely represents major financial institutions and large corporations in complex external and internal investigations. He demonstrates further expertise in criminal trial and appellate matters.

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FCPA - USA - Nationwide

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Nicolas Bourtin is cohead of Sullivan & Cromwell's FCPA and anticorruption group. He offers broad expertise in handling wide-ranging criminal defense matters and frequently acts for major corporations and financial institutions facing scrutiny for alleged FCPA violations.

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