Thomas Bondurant

Practice Areas

Criminal & Government Investigations, Internal Investigations, Whistleblower Claims & Qui Tam, Government Contracting

Career

Tom Bondurant is a Gentry Locke Partner and Chair of the firm’s Criminal & Government Investigations practice group. While serving as a Federal Prosecutor for 29 years, Tom tried more than 200 criminal jury trials, many involving complex matters including white collar fraud, tax issues, public corruption, healthcare fraud, regulatory matters and racketeering. At Gentry Locke, Tom represents corporations and individuals in all phases of the criminal process and conducts corporate internal investigations. In 2008, Tom was inducted as a Fellow in the nationally prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. The firm’s White Collar Investigations practice and Tom are both ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA.

Tom is admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia, and is a Fellow with the American College of Trial Lawyers, the Virginia Law Foundation, and the American Bar Foundation. Tom is consistently noted among the Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Compliance Law and White Collar Criminal Defense. He also is regularly recognized as a Virginia Super Lawyer in the areas of Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime.

Professional Memberships

Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference

Member, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section

Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Past Member, Federal Bar Association (2011-2018)

Past Director, South County Lacrosse Club

Past Director, National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys

Experience

Since entering private practice in October 2009, representation of individuals and corporations on criminal matters in the areas of Racketeering (RICO); Defense Contractor Fraud; Tax Evasion; Foreign Corrupt Practice Act; Espionage Act; Arms Export Control Act; Bribery; Public Corruption; Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (food borne illness and pharmaceutical issues); International Banking Crimes; Money Laundering; Structuring; Healthcare Fraud, Program Fraud; Customs Violations; Insurance Fraud; Mail/Wire Fraud; Mortgage Fraud; Capital Murder; Solicitation to Commit Murder; Counterfeiting; Firearms Offenses; Mine Safety & Health Act Offenses; Narcotics; and Post-Conviction Actions

Since entering private practice, representation of individuals and corporations on civil matters in the areas of the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (pharmaceutical issues); Internal Revenue Service matters (assessments, abatements); False Claims Act; Non-Compete Litigation; Customs Violations; Federal Chemical Regulatory Issues; Qui Tam actions; Cyber Security/Theft matters; Banking; Medical Malpractice; Healthcare Matters; Patent; Insurance Defense; Malicious Prosecution; and Defamation

Holds Top Secret clearance

Conducted Internal Investigations in the Banking, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Insurance, Construction, Mortgage, and Salvage Industries

Admitted Pro Hac Vice to Federal Courts in Montana, Georgia, and New Jersey

Employed until October 2009 as a Federal Prosecutor for 29 years in the Western District of Virginia. At varying times occupying the duties of Criminal Chief, Senior Litigation Counsel, Coordinator for Anti-Terrorism Advisory Committee and Lead Prosecuting Attorney for the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force

Appointed as a Special Prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia, the District of Columbia, the Southern District of West Virginia and the Northern District of West Virginia

Tried over 200 Jury Trials in United States District Courts and directed thousands of investigations

Tried Bench Trials in United States Magistrate’s Court

Argued dozens of appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Served as a Law Clerk for United States District Judge Glen Williams in Abingdon, Virginia

Former Editor-in-Chief of the University of Richmond Law Review (1979)

Education

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