Steven Tyrrell

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Steven Tyrrell is Co-Head of Weil’s White Collar Defense, Regulatory and Investigations practice. His practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement matters, and internal investigations, with an emphasis on matters involving the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws, securities fraud, accounting fraud, and healthcare fraud, among other topics. He also advises clients on FCPA and anti-corruption due diligence in the context of M&A transactions and assists clients in developing and executing anti-corruption internal compliance programs.

Mr. Tyrrell previously served as Chief of the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he led the investigation, prosecution, and coordination of a broad range of sophisticated economic crime matters and enforcement initiatives. He also served as Deputy Chief of the Counterterrorism Section of the Criminal Division of the DOJ, as well as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida and the Northern District of New York for more than 15 years, investigating and prosecuting a variety of criminal cases, with an emphasis on white collar matters. He acted as lead counsel for the United States in nearly forty criminal jury trials.