White Collar
Defense andInvestigations
Our internationally recognized White Collar Defense and Investigations
Group represents corporations, boards of directors, management
and other individuals in all phases of civil enforcement and criminal
investigations, jury trials and internal investigations.

We have decades of experience defending clients facing every type ofsignificant matter brought by federal and state law enforcement agencies in the U.S., including U.S. attorneys’ offices, the DOJ, SEC, CFTC,FINRA, NFA, OFAC, FINCEN, IRS, federal and state banking regulators,state attorneys general and before Congress. We also conduct internal
investigations for boards of directors, audit and special committees andmanagement, often in their most sensitive situations.
Our global practice comprises senior lawyers in key financial centers in
the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, enabling us to represent clients in
multijurisdictional dealings involving investigative agencies around theworld, including the Financial Conduct Authority and the Serious Fraud
Office in the U.K., BaFin in Germany, the European Commission in Brussels and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
Our team includes numerous attorneys who formerly served at senior levelsof U.S. law enforcement including as U.S. attorney, assistant U.S. attorney andin other DOJ positions; SEC senior officers, CFTC director of enforcement;
director of the National Counterterrorism Center; and in senior roles withOFAC, FINCEN and the OCC, as well as a former White House official.
Skadden is ranked as having one of the preeminent white collar defense andinvestigations practices worldwide. We were named New York Law Journal’s
2021 Litigation Department of the Year, and a finalist in the general litigation
category of the publication’s 2024, 2023 and 2022 competitions. We also
were named by The American Lawyer as a 2021 Litigation Departmentof the Year finalist. Skadden was named as having one of the top practices
worldwide in Global Investigations Review’s 2022 GIR 30, a ranking ofleading firms handling internal and government-led investigations. We also
have been repeatedly ranked as a top firm for corporate investigations inChambers Global and Chambers USA, as well as for white collar crime inBenchmark Litigation and Best Lawyers Best Law Firms.
Our attorneys also teach at prominent law schools and speak publicly andwrite extensively on white collar issues.

Criminal Defense and Trials

We have deep experience in all phases of criminal matters, including trials
and appeals. With a team of career trial lawyers and experienced former
federal prosecutors, we have extensive courtroom experience and have tried
numerous criminal cases to a jury verdict. Whether inside or outside thecourtroom, our lawyers have defended some of the nation’s highest-profile
senior executives and public officials in cases involving allegations of financial fraud, securities fraud, market manipulation, public corruption, insider
trading, FCPA violations, sanctions violations and theft of trade secrets,
among others.
Areas of Focus

Our white collar defense and investigations attorneys are well-versed
at handling every type of regulatory, criminal or investigative matter,
often concerning our clients’ most significant and crucial challenges.
Complimented by the depth of knowledge across the firm’s other leading
practices, our core areas of representation include:- Anti-Corruption Investigations and Compliance- Anti-Money Laundering and Economic Sanctions- Congressional Investigations- Consumer Protection Investigations and Compliance- Corporate Compliance- Criminal Defense and Trials- Crisis Response and Risk Management- Cybersecurity Incident Response and Investigations- Energy Regulatory Enforcement- Export Controls Enforcement- False Claims Act Defense- Life Sciences/Health Care Enforcement- Securities and Commodities Enforcement- Web3 and Digital Assets- Workplace Culture and Civil Rights/Racial Equity Audits

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates