Overview Experience Recent Publications White Collar Defense and Investigations LEADERS Stephanie Brooker Washington, D.C. Joel M. Cohen New York Nicola T. Hanna Los Angeles Chuck Stevens San Francisco F. Joseph Warin Washington, D.C. VIEW ALL PRACTICE MEMBERS VIEW ALL PRACTICE PUBLICATIONS VIEW ALL PRACTICES OVERVIEW The White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group defends businesses, senior executives, public officials and other individuals in a wide range of investigations and prosecutions. The group is composed of more than 100 lawyers practicing across our U.S. and international offices and draws on the expertise of more than 75 of its members with extensive government experience. Global Investigations Review ranked Gibson Dunn No. 1 in its 2020 GIR 30, its annual “ranking of the world’s best investigations practices,” for the third consecutive year. Who’s Who Legal named the firm its Investigations Firm of the Year at its 2019 Who’s Who Legal Awards. Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2020 ranked the firm in its Hong Kong White Collar Crime – International Firms category. Chambers and Partners also named Gibson Dunn the winner in the Corporate Crime & Government Investigations category at its 2018 USA Excellence Awards. The American Lawyer named Gibson Dunn its 2020 Litigation Department of the Year, recognized as the “best of the best.” This unprecedented achievement was the firm’s fourth win in the last six years of the publication’s biennial “Litigation Department of the Year” competitions, and the sixth time in a row the firm has been a finalist. Gibson Dunn also was named a finalist for the White Collar/Regulatory Department of the Year, and in 2016 was the winner. Benchmark Litigation recognized Gibson Dunn as the White Collar/Enforcement/Investigations Firm of the Year at its 2017 U.S. Awards dinner, and Law360 named the firm a 2017 White Collar Practice Group of the Year. Many cases involve simultaneous criminal, civil and regulatory actions arising out of the same events. To handle them, Gibson Dunn’s White Collar group draws on the full range of our skills and resources, collaborating with lawyers in other practice groups, allowing us to work with clients in almost every business sector in a wide array of substantive areas that includes: Anti-money laundering Antitrust Computer and intellectual property crimes Environmental violations and compliance Export/import violations U.S. False Claims Act U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and U.K. Bribery Act Health care fraud Privacy and cybersecurity Procurement fraud Securities, financial institution and accounting fraud Tax offenses Our areas of service include: Representation in grand jury and other government investigations U.S. federal and state trials Criminal appeals Internal investigations Representation in U.S. congressional and other legislative investigations Regulatory defense Compliance and internal-controls reviews and audits Monitorships The White Collar Defense and Investigations group includes numerous former U.S. federal and state prosecutors and officials, many of whom served at high levels within the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and other key investigative and prosecutorial arms of the government. Our lawyers use firsthand knowledge of how government agencies conduct investigations and prosecutions to assist our clients in navigating those processes successfully. Our White Collar group teams with Gibson Dunn’s Crisis Management Practice to provide coordinated and efficient advice. The right response to a crisis requires a cohesive team equipped to immediately respond in an organized and strategic manner on multiple fronts, before issues become framed and fixed in the public mind. This requires interacting immediately and simultaneously with federal and local prosecutors, regulatory agencies, concerned investors and directors, the private plaintiffs’ bar, congressional investigators and the media. Gibson Dunn’s lawyers always prepare for “x factors” that inevitably arise in such high-stakes and high-profile matters. We give legal and strategic advice for responding to crises both inside and outside the courtroom, and we have substantial experience operating in the public relations arena — a skill that has become essential to resolving the most serious and fast-moving white-collar legal challenges. EXPERIENCE & RECENT REPRESENTATIONS Antitrust U.S. Federal and State Trials Criminal Appeals U.S. Congressional and Other Legislative Investigations Regulatory Defense Compliance and Internal Controls Reviews and Audits Monitorships Computer and Intellectual Property Crimes Environmental Violations and Compliance Export/Import Violations Health Care Fraud Privacy Procurement Fraud Securities, Financial Institution and Accounting Fraud Tax Offenses Represented multinational companies and individuals in connection with numerous international cartel investigations and antitrust-related U.S. grand jury investigations, including plea negotiations and/or leniency applications in the United States, the European Union, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Brazil and other jurisdictions. Defended U.S. and international companies in a variety of civil antitrust lawsuits, including class actions involving allegations of price fixing and related claims before state and federal courts throughout the United States. Represented American Airlines and obtained summary judgment in a predatory pricing case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice. Represented Atlantic Coast Airlines in its federal lawsuit to block a hostile takeover attempt in 2003, leading to a preliminary injunction that preserved Atlantic Coast’s independence. RECENT PUBLICATIONS In internal investigations, diverse teams are better -November 18, 2021 Gibson Dunn Ranked No. 1 Among World’s Best Investigations Practices 2021 -November 10, 2021 Webcast: 2021 – Managing Internal Audit and Investigations -November 9, 2021 Gibson Dunn Promotes 27 Lawyers to Partnership -November 4, 2021 DOJ turns to familiar tool to address cybersecurity threats -November 3, 2021 Webcast: Compliance Monitors: Everything that you wanted to know but were afraid to ask -November 3, 2021 Deputy Attorney General Announces Important Changes to DOJ’s Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies -October 29, 2021 Gibson Dunn Ranked in Legal 500 Latin America 2022 -October 20, 2021 Who’s Who Legal 2021 Recognizes Gibson Dunn Partners in Thought Leaders – Mainland China & Hong Kong SAR -October 19, 2021 Webcast: Negotiating Closure of Government Investigations: NPAs, DPAs, and Beyond -October 18, 2021 Should companies cooperate with law enforcement during ransomware attacks? -October 18, 2021 Two Who’s Who Legal 2021 Guides Recognize Seven Gibson Dunn Partners -October 13, 2021 Benchmark Litigation US 2022 Gives Top Marks to Gibson Dunn -October 13, 2021 Gibson Dunn Ranked in the 2022 UK Legal 500 -October 7, 2021 Who’s Who Legal 2021 Recognizes Gibson Dunn Partners in Thought Leaders – Global Elite -September 28, 2021 Private Equity Firms and PPP Fraud Liability Under the False Claims Act -September 23, 2021 Gibson Dunn Adds Former DOJ Fraud Section Assistant Chief Brendan Stewart as Of Counsel in New York -September 23, 2021 Gibson Dunn Recognized in Chambers Latin America 2022 -August 26, 2021 2021 Mid-Year Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements and Deferred Prosecution Agreements -July 22, 2021 China Constricts Sharing of In-Country Corporate and Personal Data Through New Legislation -June 17, 2021 F. Joseph Warin Named Among GIR’s Top FCPA Practitioners -June 16, 2021 Supreme Court Narrows Scope Of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Holding It Does Not Prohibit Accessing Otherwise Available Information For An Improper Purpose -June 3, 2021 International Comparative Legal Guide to: Anti-Money Laundering 2021 -May 28, 2021 Anti-Money Laundering 2021: USA -May 26, 2021 The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020’s Corporate Transparency Act -May 26, 2021 Gibson Dunn Earns 94 Top-Tier Rankings in Chambers USA 2021 -May 20, 2021 Zainab Ahmad Named Among GIR’s Top Women in Investigations 2021 -May 17, 2021 Gibson Dunn Ranked in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2021 -May 11, 2021 Why Corporations Should Rethink How They Evaluate Deferred Prosecution Agreements -May 6, 2021 Appeals 2021: United Kingdom -May 6, 2021 11 Gibson Dunn Partners Recognized in Euromoney’s White Collar Crime Expert Guide -April 30, 2021 COVID relief will spur False Claims Act enforcement -April 7, 2021 Robert Hur, Former U.S. Attorney for District of Maryland, Joins Gibson Dunn’s D.C. Office -April 6, 2021 Former Acting Assistant Attorney General David Burns Returns to Gibson Dunn -April 5, 2021 WirtschaftsWoche Ranks Gibson Dunn as a 2021 Top Law Firm in Compliance -March 22, 2021 The Case For Diversity In Internal Investigation Teams -March 11, 2021 A setback for the broadening of insider trading liability -February 19, 2021 UK Supreme Court Confirms the Limits of the SFO’s Section 2(3) Power -February 8, 2021 Webcast: White Collar Enforcement Outlook 2021 – Sanctions/Export Controls, AML and Healthcare Fraud -February 4, 2021 2020 Year-End False Claims Act Update -January 27, 2021 Five Gibson Dunn Attorneys Named Among Washingtonian Magazine’s 2020 Top Lawyers -January 21, 2021 What the CFTC’s Settlement with Vitol Inc. Portends about Enforcement Trends -January 20, 2021 2020 Year-End Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements and Deferred Prosecution Agreements -January 19, 2021 2020 Year-End German Law Update -January 14, 2021 Supreme Court Vacates Second Circuit Ruling Expanding Insider Trading Liability -January 13, 2021 2020 Year-End FCPA Update -January 12, 2021 U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna Returns to Gibson Dunn -January 11, 2021 Financial Policy in the Incoming Biden Administration: What Can We Expect? -January 8, 2021 The Top 10 Takeaways for Financial Institutions from the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 -January 1, 2021 Chuck Stevens Named Among California’s 2020 Top White Collar Lawyers -December 23, 2020 Congress Buries Expansion of SEC Disgorgement Authority in Annual Defense Budget -December 18, 2020 Joel Cohen Named to City & State New York’s 2020 Edition of The Responsible 100 -December 16, 2020 Webcast: International Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Enforcement -December 10, 2020 Who’s Who Legal 2020 Guides Recognizes Six Gibson Dunn Partners -December 7, 2020 Webcast: Corporate Compliance and Sentencing Guidelines -November 16, 2020 Gibson Dunn Named 2020 Investigations Firm of the Year -November 13, 2020 FCA update: Will the Supreme Court address materiality (again)? -November 13, 2020 Webcast: Managing Internal Audit and Investigations -November 12, 2020 Webcast: Spoofing: What it is, where it’s going -November 9, 2020 The UK Serious Fraud Office 2020 Deferred Prosecution Agreement Guidance: Something Old and Something New -October 29, 2020 Gibson Dunn Ranked No. 1 Among World’s Best Investigations Practices -October 22, 2020 Webcast: Trends in Government Investigations into Foreign Influence in the Private Sector: A discussion of FARA and related provisions -October 16, 2020 Benchmark Litigation US 2021 Gives Top Marks to Gibson Dunn -October 16, 2020 The Constitutional Risks In Pandemic-Era Criminal Jury Trials -October 13, 2020 New DOJ priority: targeting pandemic stimulus fraud -October 7, 2020 Webcast: Negotiating Closure of Government Investigations: NPAs, DPAs, and Beyond -October 1, 2020 Lee Dunst, Mitch Karlan and Richard Parker Named Among National Law Journal’s 2020 Winning Litigators -September 1, 2020 Gibson Dunn Adds Former SDNY Prosecutor Karin Portlock as Of Counsel in New York -August 13, 2020 Lee Dunst Appointed to the Federal Bar Council American Inn of Court -August 12, 2020 INSIGHT: Lessons From a Rare in-Person Courtroom Experience in a Pandemic -August 7, 2020 2020 Mid-Year False Claims Act Update -July 17, 2020 2020 Mid-Year FCPA Update -July 16, 2020 COVID-19 WebTalk: Compliance Investigations -July 9, 2020 2020 Mid-Year Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements and Deferred Prosecution Agreements -July 15, 2020 U.S. DOJ and SEC Issue First Comprehensive Update to FCPA Resource Guide Since 2012 -July 7, 2020 Webcast: Bankruptcy and Financial Distress: Fiduciary Duty and Fraud Considerations for Private Equity Firms -June 26, 2020 California Supreme Court Holds That District Attorneys May Seek Statewide Civil Penalties and Restitution Under Unfair Competition Law -June 26, 2020 Best Lawyers in Germany 2021 Recognizes 19 Gibson Dunn Attorneys -June 26, 2020 Webcast: Preparing For A Surge In Whistleblower Claims: From Developing A Compliance Plan To Best Practices When Investigating And Litigating Claims -June 4, 2020 DOJ Updates Guidance Regarding Its “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” -June 3, 2020 Bankruptcy Fraud Prosecutions May Increase Post-Pandemic -May 20, 2020 USA: Anti-Money Laundering 2020 -May 19, 2020 The International Reach of the U.S. Money Laundering Statutes -May 19, 2020 European Commission Launches Major AML Initiative -May 11, 2020 Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2020 Names Three Partners Hong Kong Stars -May 5, 2020 Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines -May 1, 2020 Criminal Bankruptcy Fraud: Will the COVID-19 Crisis Make It the New Prosecutorial Darling? -April 30, 2020 Small Business Administration Publishes Additional Interim Final Rules and New Guidance Related to PPP Loan Eligibility and Accessibility -April 29, 2020 Preparing For A Surge In Virus-Related Whistleblower Claims -April 28, 2020 WirtschaftsWoche Ranks Gibson Dunn as a 2020 Top Law Firm in White Collar -April 24, 2020 Gibson Dunn Earns 84 Top-Tier Rankings in Chambers USA 2020 -April 24, 2020 Fraud in the COVID-19 Age: Examining and Anticipating Changing Enforcement Activity -April 8, 2020 Gibson Dunn Recognized in Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption and Corporate Compliance by China Business Law Journal -April 8, 2020 11 Partners Recognized in Who’s Who Legal 2020 Investigations -March 25, 2020 COVID-19: The German Infectious Diseases Protection Act – What Makes You Stay at Home -March 20, 2020 Aus der Praxis: Privilegierte Klageänderung in der Berufungsinstanz -March 11, 2020 Is the Guralp Systems Limited No-Penalty DPA a Tectonic Shift or Factual Peculiarity? -March 2, 2020 Webcast: German Corporate Sanctions Act: Government plans mandatory prosecution of companies for corporate crimes -February 11, 2020 Gibson Dunn Ranked in the Legal 500 Deutschland 2020 -February 4, 2020 2019 Year-End False Claims Act Update -January 31, 2020 SITEMAP CLIENT EXTRANET LEGAL NOTICES MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT PRIVACY POLICY COOKIE NOTICE CONTACT US ©Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 2021. 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