Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | USA

Chair of the white collar and regulatory defense group, Bruce Yannett is regularly called upon by a host of market-leading companies facing high-stakes criminal investigations. His sophisticated practice covers the defense of allegations such as fraud, money laundering and FCPA violations.

As former Assistant United States Attorney in the EDNY, now chairman of the firm Charles Clayman brings vast experience representing individuals in state and federal investigations and prosecutions. His experience includes internal investigations, money laundering, RICO, fraud and cyber currency crimes.

Andrew Ceresney co-chairs the firm's prestigious litigation department and defends major institutions in regulatory investigations, as well as criminal and civil litigation. He is cochair of the firm's litigation department.

Anjan Sahni draws extensive praise for his sophisticated criminal practice encompassing regulatory investigations and allegations of fraud and insider trading.

Daniel Gitner is a highly seasoned defense lawyer. Leveraging his prior position as chief of the criminal division in the US attorney’s office for the SDNY, Daniel advises on a broad range of white‑collar investigations, including fraud, bribery, and embezzlement allegations.

Helen Cantwell is widely recognized for her expertise in handling internal investigations relating to allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct, as well as her representation of clients facing external regulatory investigations and complex criminal proceedings. She is also co-chair of the white-collar and regulatory defense group.

Joanna Hendon offers impressive expertise handling significant criminal proceedings on behalf of accused individuals, frequently handling a broad array of high-stakes and sensitive allegations. She is also co-leader of the firm’s white-collar, government and internal investigations team.

Katherine Goldstein has a strong reputation among her peers for her broad criminal defense practice, which sees her frequently advising clients facing all manner of white-collar proceedings, including regulatory and internal investigations. She is co-head of the firm's white-collar defense and global investigations practice.

Linda Imes, who cochairs the firm’s white-collar crime and investigations group, has decades of experience as a white-collar attorney representing individuals (including senior executives) in high-stakes, high-profile criminal, civil enforcement, and regulatory proceedings through trial and appeal. She has substantial experience defending clients in parallel investigations, including representing clients in connection with Congressional testimony and civil litigation while criminal and regulatory investigations or proceedings are pending.

Mary Mulligan handles the full range of white-collar defense work, having represented clients accused of a broad array of criminal allegations, including various types of fraud, criminal tax and FCA violations. She is co-head of the firm's white-collar practice.

Victor Hou handles a range of sophisticated white-collar defense mandates, regularly assisting large clients facing DOJ and SEC investigations and allegations of misconduct. He is coleader of the firm's Americas litigation group.

Antonia Apps is a considered an excellent choice for major corporates and senior executives facing regulatory investigations and enforcement actions. She offers immense skills in trial.

Former Chief of the Criminal Division for the Southern District of New York, Daniel Stein, defends both individuals and companies in a range of white-collar proceedings.

Eric Corngold is co-head of the firm's white-collar practice, and is a seasoned litigator who brings his extensive experience to bear in the defense of companies and their senior employees in criminal investigations and related proceedings.

Lisa draws on her experience as former Chief of the Criminal Division of the SDNY to expertly advise on a range of white-collar criminal matters. She expertly guides clients through complex regulatory enforcement actions and internal investigations.

Marc Berger is global cochair of the firm's white collar defense and investigations practice. Companies, boards and executives accused of a range of issues including market manipulation, insider trading and crypto-related fraud benefit from his extensive prior experience in the SEC.

Paul Krieger focuses his practice on the representation of individual clients, corporations and non-profits facing criminal investigations and prosecution by bodies such as the DOJ. He is a trial lawyer with extensive experience in fraud and public corruption cases.

Alex Spiro serves as cochair of the firm's investigations, government enforcement and white collar defense practice. He is regularly called to handle high-stakes white-collar cases, with clients benefiting from his impressive trial skills. He is also noted for his representation of high-profile clients in regulatory investigations.

Brian Linder represents both individuals and corporations in a range of criminal and civil proceedings. His experience includes fraud, money laundering and internal investigations.

David Patton draws on his experience as a federal defender to advise clients in government and internal investigations, as well as litigation. David is noted for his expertise in a range of issues, including fraud and insider trading.

Henry Mazurek of Meister Seelig & Fein is noted for his representation of individuals against state and federal prosecutors in a range of different matters, including money forfeiture and crypto. He also has experience at trial.

Ilene Jaroslaw is recommended for her work defending clients against a range of criminal allegations including money laundering, fraud and tax evasion.

James Loonam is an experienced criminal defense lawyer, often representing both corporates and individuals in investigations by the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, amongst others. He has expertise in a range of issues, including insider trading, FCPA and fraud.

Jenny Kramer has sought-after experience representing large corporations and individuals under sensitive criminal investigation by the DOJ.