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Steven Fagell

Steven Fagell

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Steven Fagell is co-chair of Covington's White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group. As a former senior official in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, Mr. Fagell represents leading companies and senior executives facing high-stakes civil and criminal enforcement matters. He routinely represents clients before the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and other law enforcement and regulatory agencies. Mr. Fagell has particular expertise handling cases involving the FCPA, criminal export controls, and complex accounting fraud. Since returning to private practice from DOJ in 2010, he has achieved extraordinary results for his clients, securing declinations in most of his corporate representations, even after multi-year investigations in which the U.S. government has invested significant resources.

Career

U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Deputy Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General.

Personal

Harvard Law School, J.D., 2000 magna cum laude. Dartmouth College, A.B., 1995 magna cum laude.

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Steven Fagell is cochair of the white-collar defense and investigations practice at Covington & Burling. He draws on substantial prosecutorial experience to advise corporations and individuals from a broad range of industries, including the energy, financial services and pharmaceutical sectors.

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  • Steven is a really talented attorney.

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  • He has a pragmatic approach.

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