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A former federal and state prosecutor and accomplished trial lawyer, Joey defends companies and executives in government investigations and related litigation, including criminal and civil investigations by the Department of Justice and regulatory investigations and enforcement actions by the SEC and other federal and state agencies. He has significant experience handling matters involving health care fraud, the False Claims Act, securities fraud, insider trading, antitrust violations, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, money laundering, tax fraud, and environmental crimes. He has served as lead counsel in over 25 jury trials in federal and state courts, including a recent federal criminal trial in which the jury acquitted his client of all charges.
Joey also conducts sensitive internal investigations on behalf of public and private organizations and their boards, often prompted by whistleblowers, and advises on remedial actions and disclosure decisions. Joey previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, focusing primarily on health care fraud, public corruption, and other white-collar crimes. He successfully prosecuted numerous high-profile cases such as Centennial Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph.
Co-leader, firm’s White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team; Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Georgia; Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, Atlanta, Georgia.
University of North Carolina
JD
1996
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA
1993
The DOJ John Marshall Award as part of the team that prosecuted Centennial Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph.
Department of Justice
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He's very thoughtful and a very good lawyer.
He's very bright, very accomplished, an also practical. He has a great ability to deal with complex issues and put clients at ease in stressful situations.
He's very thoughtful and a very good lawyer.
He's very bright, very accomplished, an also practical. He has a great ability to deal with complex issues and put clients at ease in stressful situations.
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Alston & Bird Adds Former U.S. National Security Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kellen Dwyer
Alston & Bird has expanded its national security, cybersecurity, and data privacy litigation capabilities with the addition of former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) cyber and national security prosecutor Kellen Dwyer as partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Alston & Bird Adds Senior Trial Lawyer and Former Federal Prosecutor Joanna C. Hendon as Partner
Alston & Bird has broadened its white collar, securities enforcement, and complex civil litigation and trial capabilities with the addition of Joanna C. Hendon as a litigation partner in the firm’s New York office.
Alston & Bird Welcomes Former Federal Prosecutor Joey Burby as Litigation Partner in Atlanta
Alston & Bird has expanded its white-collar defense and corporate investigations capabilities with the addition of former federal prosecutor Joseph Burby, who rejoins the firm as partner in Atlanta. He arrives from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, where he was a partner for 13 years.
Alston & Bird Adds Former U.S. National Security Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kellen Dwyer
Alston & Bird has expanded its national security, cybersecurity, and data privacy litigation capabilities with the addition of former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) cyber and national security prosecutor Kellen Dwyer as partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Alston & Bird Adds Senior Trial Lawyer and Former Federal Prosecutor Joanna C. Hendon as Partner
Alston & Bird has broadened its white collar, securities enforcement, and complex civil litigation and trial capabilities with the addition of Joanna C. Hendon as a litigation partner in the firm’s New York office.
Alston & Bird Welcomes Former Federal Prosecutor Joey Burby as Litigation Partner in Atlanta
Alston & Bird has expanded its white-collar defense and corporate investigations capabilities with the addition of former federal prosecutor Joseph Burby, who rejoins the firm as partner in Atlanta. He arrives from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, where he was a partner for 13 years.