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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | USA

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Our White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations research will cover both individual representations and company representations. Work typically undertaken in this section will include external and internal investigations, enforcement proceedings, white-collar criminal trials and appeals. Attorneys will generally represent individuals or companies involved in matters investigated by bodies such as the DOJ, US Attorneys' Offices, state AGs and Congress committees. These investigations and enforcement proceedings may involve a range of issues, including insider trading, healthcare fraud, antitrust issues, corruption allegations and FCPA breaches.

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Cotsirilos, Poulos & Campbell, Ltd 20 Years Ranked
Foley & Lardner LLP 5 Years Ranked
Mayer Brown LLP 19 Years Ranked
Perkins Coie LLP 13 Years Ranked
Salvatore Prescott Porter & Porter

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Patricia Brown Holmes Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP13 Years Ranked

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Jenner & Block LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
Jenner & Block LLP has a highly respected litigation practice with a stellar reputation for its comprehensive handling of white-collar crime and general commercial litigation. Hugely proficient in matters involving insurance, bankruptcy and IP. Also assists with significant fraud cases, securities disputes, and public corruption and FCPA matters. Frequently acts on large-scale regulatory investigations, alongside its leading trial capabilities. Maintains an enviable client list, representing blue-chip organizations from a range of sectors, including financial services, education and energy.
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Katten
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
Katten has a well-regarded practice with notable expertise in white-collar criminal and commercial litigation. Handles a wide array of disputes, including product liability claims, SEC and FTC investigations and insurance matters. Also conducts internal corporate investigations on behalf of clients into workplace wrongdoing. Key areas of industry focus include financial services, healthcare and real estate. Also known for its experience in the for-profit education sector. Draws on the strength of other practices in the firm to provide support and advice to large financial institutions on regulatory and criminal matters.
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King & Spalding LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked
King & Spalding LLP has a notable white-collar practice which has developed distinct strengths in conducting internal investigations and defending clients against allegations of fraud and corruption. Further assists on regulatory compliance and cybersecurity issues. Experienced bench of attorneys including a number of former federal prosecutors. Active across a range of sectors, including healthcare and financial services.
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Kirkland & Ellis
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 1 | 12 Years Ranked
Kirkland & Ellis has a market-leading commercial litigation practice characterized by exceptional bench strength and breadth of expertise. Also possesses expert strength in white-collar crime, with particular renown for its FCPA practice, and a sophisticated securities offering. Maintains an excellent reputation for advising a range of prominent clients on high-stakes regulatory investigations and criminal proceedings. Represents clients from a variety of sectors, including financial services, energy and pharmaceuticals.
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Latham & Watkins LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
Latham & Watkins LLP offers outstanding capabilities in white-collar crime and securities matters, including major internal investigations as well as SEC and DOJ investigations and shareholder claims. Also highly adept in disputes across areas such as insurance, antitrust, environment and product liability. Fields a strong bench of experienced commercial litigators and high-level former government prosecutors in the white-collar group. Particular experience in the sports, energy and financial services sectors.
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Jones Day
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years Ranked
Jones Day has a strong national litigation practice with a global footprint and deep resources in Illinois. Respected for its expert handling of complex criminal white-collar and civil business litigation. Utilizes its wide-ranging industry experience to assist clients on the full gamut of issues, with notable strength in healthcare as well as life sciences, energy and natural resources. Particularly recognized for its expertise in defending against product liability actions. Involved in a wide range of matters including wrongful death lawsuits, class actions and allegations of FCRA violations.
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McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years Ranked
McDermott Will & Emery LLP is a high-quality firm with a significant footprint in the commercial litigation and criminal defense arenas. Acts for domestic and international clients from a range of sectors, leveraging notable strength in the healthcare and financial services markets. Broad capabilities include FCPA, False Claims Act and securities disputes. Particularly noted for its strength in tax controversies, class action and antitrust defense.
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Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP has a high concentration of talent in white-collar matters, featuring a number of impressively experienced practitioners in the area. Acts for clients in a range of litigation, including FCPA and fraud cases. Also noted for its strength in external and internal investigations, including those brought by the SEC, DOJ and FTC. Offers a compliance counseling service for clients on all white-collar matters.
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Sidley Austin LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years Ranked
Sidley Austin LLP has a dominant and highly acclaimed practice that demonstrates outstanding expertise across the board in litigation, appearing in some of the most significant criminal and civil cases in the market. Boasts varied sector expertise in areas such as healthcare, financial services and defense, with significant capabilities in the securities space. Impressively deep bench of high quality practitioners who act on both commercial and criminal matters for domestic and international corporations.
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 2 | 13 Years Ranked
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates houses a superb litigation group with a deep bench that represents domestic and international clients in a range of significant disputes. Impressive white-collar team which features deep experience handling investigations involving the DOJ, FINRA, CFTC and SEC. Also has notable expertise in multidistrict class action litigation, including securities disputes. Frequently acts on cross-border regulatory investigations and civil matters. Significant trial experience at both state and federal levels.
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Winston & Strawn LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years Ranked
Winston & Strawn LLP has a distinguished litigation practice noted for its impressive commercial and white-collar expertise. Further able to assist on securities litigation, including shareholder derivative suits and class actions. Sought after by corporations and individuals across various industries, including financial services, telecommunications and insurance. Features a team of outstanding litigators with decades of experience handling complex issues, including antitrust and product liability disputes. Boasts an impressive cross-border capacity, handling and coordinating EU and worldwide investigations.
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Cotsirilos, Poulos & Campbell, Ltd
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 3 | 20 Years Ranked
Cotsirilos, Poulos & Campbell has a noted white-collar trial team that represents corporations and individuals in complex securities fraud, tax evasion, FCPA and antitrust cases. Possesses a strong capability in healthcare-related matters and the representation of doctors. Also experienced in coordinating internal investigations and advising clients on a range of corporate governance matters.
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Foley & Lardner LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years Ranked
Foley & Lardner LLP has deep experience in handling a broad range of criminal and civil investigations including qui tam actions and enforcement proceedings. The team is particularly noted for its strength and expertise in healthcare and higher education.
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Mayer Brown LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked
Mayer Brown LLP has a highly regarded Chicago practice with strength across the gamut of litigation issues. Broad civil, regulatory and criminal expertise includes acting on FCPA, False Claims Act and grand jury investigations, as well as product liability and antitrust disputes. Possesses considerable trial ability and experience, and regularly represents clients in governmental investigations. Attracts an impressive roster of major financial services and pharmaceutical companies, as well as defending individual executives facing criminal proceedings. Offers particular strength in the technology, sports and automotive industries.
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Perkins Coie LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years Ranked
Perkins Coie LLP has a strong white-collar group with nationwide scope that is recognized for its expertise in high-profile criminal trials as well as SEC and internal investigations, with additional capabilities in the FCPA area. Experienced bench of attorneys that includes a number of former state and federal prosecutors. Represents a broad client base, including banking, defense, energy and retail entities. Particularly adept at handling matters for pharmaceutical and technology companies, as well as those in the higher education sector.
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Salvatore Prescott Porter & Porter
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 3
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ArentFox Schiff LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 4 | 7 Years Ranked
ArentFox Schiff LLP maintains an excellent reputation for its skilled representation of clients facing a wide range of criminal proceedings. The team is frequently engaged to act for individual and corporate clients facing high-stakes government investigations and criminal trials involving an array of allegations.
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Baker McKenzie
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked
Baker McKenzie has a well-regarded team advising a range of domestic and international clients on complex commercial litigation matters. Also features a strong white-collar team with expertise in federal and internal investigations and cross-border proceedings. Particularly adept at handling securities litigation and FCPA issues, as well as antitrust, immigration and fraud matters. Active across a range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, technology and manufacturing.
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DLA Piper LLP (US)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
DLA Piper LLP (US) draws upon an exceptional nationwide footprint to represent corporate clients in complex cross-border government investigations. The team offers deep experience in handling a broad range of criminal allegations, including FCPA violations and fraud.
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Faegre Drinker
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 4 | 8 Years Ranked
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP has a highly regarded team focusing on white-collar defense litigation, and internal and government investigations. Represents clients from the healthcare, financial services and energy sectors. Able to represent both corporates and individual executives. Particular strength in matters relating to fraud, money laundering and securities litigation.
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Gair Gallo Eberhard LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
Gair Gallo Eberhard LLP is a notable boutique highlighted for its strong team of attorneys who expertly assist companies and individuals in complex white-collar investigations and litigation. The team regularly handles spoofing, insider trading, market manipulation and securities cases. The group is recommended for its significant trial capability.
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked
Greenberg Traurig, LLP has a notable white-collar practice that utilizes the firm's extensive resources to represent domestic and international clients facing government investigations and litigation worldwide. Experience includes FCPA enforcement actions, False Claims Act suits and internal investigations. Also offers broad commercial litigation capabilities, with a focus on the defense of consumer class actions and real estate litigation.
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Loeb & Loeb LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked
Loeb & Loeb LLP is recommended for its expertise across a spectrum of white-collar matters, including money laundering, healthcare fraud and FCPA violations. The team regularly handles internal and government investigations, as well as litigation. The group earns acclaim for its significant trial capability.
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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has a highly regarded white-collar defense group known for its expertise in criminal investigations and enforcement proceedings. The team specializes in representing clients involved in government investigations related to securities fraud, public corruption and self-disclosure matters. The group also expertly handles internal investigations.
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Ropes & Gray LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 4 | 9 Years Ranked
Ropes & Gray LLP has a notable litigation team offering nationwide representation to a range of high-profile companies and individuals. Broad practice includes defending against investigations conducted by federal and state bodies, as well as criminal proceedings. Offers strength in fraud, anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters in the asset management, life sciences and technology fields. Able to handle all manner of commercial disputes, from single-plaintiff claims to large class actions. Adept at handling matters with cross-border elements.
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Steptoe LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
Steptoe LLP is a well-respected litigation and enforcement firm with strong trial capabilities. The team regularly acts on internal investigations and possesses experience handling international matters.
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Vedder Price PC
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
2025 | Band 4 | 11 Years Ranked
Vedder Price PC is a strong litigation firm with deep knowledge and expertise in regulatory investigations and white-collar litigation. Possesses experience handling disputes involving financial institutions, accounting firms and broker-dealers, with a growing practice in healthcare. Particularly adept at handling individual representations. Also counsels clients on compliance matters. Regularly acts on large scale internal investigations, as well as handling FCPA matters and allegations of bribery and corruption.
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