Winston Taylor announced today that John D. Mitchell, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois and Senior Attorney in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, has joined as a partner in the firm’s Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice in Chicago. An accomplished trial and regulatory lawyer, John brings more than a decade of government and private…
Hueston Hennigan announces the addition of Ben Balding as of counsel in its Los Angeles office. Mr. Balding was most recently a supervisory assistant U.S. attorney in the Criminal Division at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, where he served as lead or co-lead counsel in more than 10 trials. With nearly 20 years of experience…
Fried Frank announced today that Jerrob Duffy has joined the firm as a white collar litigation partner in Washington, DC. As a nationally recognized trial lawyer and former senior federal prosecutor, Jerrob brings deep experience representing financial institutions, particularly in the real estate finance sector, in high-stakes investigations, enforcement actions and complex litigation. His arrival builds upon the firm’s continued…
Akerman today announced that Carolyn Pokorny has joined the firm as a partner and co-chair of its White Collar Crime and Government Investigations Practice in New York. Carolyn brings two decades of federal and New York state government leadership to Akerman’s expanding New York litigation platform, enhancing the firm’s capabilities in government enforcement, complex internal investigations, trial litigation, crisis management,…
A former Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), where he served for eight years, Mr. Robotti deepens the firm’s global White-Collar Disputes and Investigations practice. Mr. Robotti’s arrival marks Eversheds Sutherland’s second hire of a former US Attorney’s Office prosecutor in New York in the past six months, following the addition of Negar Tekeei from…
Global law firm Freshfields announced today that Alessio Evangelista has joined the firm as a white collar defense and investigations partner in our Washington DC and New York offices.
Alessio brings more than 18 years of experience serving in the U.S. Department of Justice and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) within the U.S. Department of Treasury. His practice focuses on counseling financial institutions, technology companies, investors and senior executives in high-stakes criminal and civil enforcement investigations and compliance matters involving alleged anti-money laundering, economic sanctions, export controls, and anti-bribery and corruption violations, among other financial crimes. In addition to serving as Head of the Enforcement and Compliance Division at FinCEN, he has also served as deputy chief of the Bank Integrity Unit in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Criminal Division and as Principal Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced today that John Liolos has rejoined the firm as a partner in its Litigation and Criminal Defense & Investigation Groups, resident in its New York office. Mr. Liolos rejoins S&C after five years with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division’s Fraud Section. As a federal prosecutor first-chairing white collar criminal prosecutions, Mr. Liolos returns with extensive experience advising on complex regulatory and enforcement matters, often working in parallel with government regulators including the SEC, CFTC and FINRA.
Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Leif Dautch as a partner in the Investigations + White-Collar Defense Group in the San Francisco office. Leif brings more than 13 years of combined state and federal prosecutorial experience, enhancing the firm’s State and Local Government Enforcement team with a former senior leader in the California Attorney General’s Office (CA AG) and expanding the firm’s deep bench of former Assistant U.S. Attorneys.
Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Anne Murray and Guy Singer have joined the firm’s Litigation Department as partners in its Washington, D.C. and New York offices respectively.
The two bring invaluable white collar defense, corporate investigations, and compliance experience to the firm’s White Collar & Government Investigations Practice. Both are seasoned white-collar defense and compliance attorneys, who represent companies and individuals in matters involving fraud, bribery, corruption, and ethics issues.
Buchalter is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its White Collar & Investigations and Litigation groups with the additions of David Menninger, Special Counsel in Buchalter’s Los Angeles office; Andrew C. Erskine, Special Counsel in the Chicago office; and Andrew Stebbins, Special Counsel in the Portland office.