William M McSwain

Mr. McSwain is co-chair of the firm's White-Collar Criminal Defense, Corporate Investigations and Regulatory Compliance Group. He practices in the area of litigation with a focus on white-collar criminal matters, internal investigations and complex business litigation. Bill is the immediate past U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (EDPA), which is one of the nation’s most populous districts, with nearly six million people residing within Philadelphia and its eight surrounding counties. As U.S. Attorney, he served as the chief federal law enforcement officer in the EDPA, responsible for all federal criminal prosecutions, investigations and civil litigation involving the United States. He supervised a staff of approximately 300, including more than 140 Assistant U.S. Attorneys, at offices in Philadelphia and Allentown, PA.

Duane Morris LLP: Partner, 2021-present; U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania: U.S. Attorney, 2018-2021, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 2003-2006; Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP: Partner, 2009-2018, Associate, 2006-2009; Dechert LLP: Associate, 2001-2003; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: Law Clerk to the Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell, 2000-2001

Harvard Law School, J.D., 2000 (Editor, Harvard Law Review); Yale University, B.A., cum laude, 1991