Paul Nathanson

Paul is a member of Davis Polk’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice. He focuses on internal investigations, criminal and regulatory enforcement matters, and congressional investigations. He has significant criminal trial experience and is also an experienced civil litigator, particularly in matters involving statutory and regulatory interpretation.

Paul previously served as Deputy Chief of the Financial Crimes and Public Corruption Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, where he investigated and prosecuted complex white-collar criminal cases including securities, bank and healthcare fraud, and public corruption offenses. His prosecutorial achievements include a conviction at trial of an individual described by the Wall Street Journal as the most senior executive convicted of conduct related to the 2008 financial crisis.

He earlier served as a senior advisor at the U.S. Treasury Department and was a law clerk to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. of the U.S. Supreme Court.