Our white-collar defense, securities enforcement and internal investigations team advises and defends the world’s leading financial institutions and multinational corporations and, in certain cases, their senior employees, in a broad range of sensitive regulatory and criminal matters. Partners in this practice include nine former federal prosecutors, including one who served as Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and three former General Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The team regularly draws upon the experience of many other partners who provide experience and credibility with the government, including former senior officials of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission. They also routinely consult with other senior lawyers specializing in areas such as antitrust, banking and tax so that our clients always benefit from the talents and resources of the entire firm.
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What Others Say About Our Practice
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Recognized for securities and white-collar crime litigation, as well as practices in New York and Washington, D.C.
Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (2011)
“Cleary Gottlieb is distinguished by its impressive securities and financial services practices.”
Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (2011)
“The firm’s securities practitioners gained respect from their peers as one of the best in New York.”
Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (2009)
“Rightly considered the leading experts for securities law in the USA.”
Chambers Global (2008)
“This DC office has a ‘deep and experienced’ enforcement practice that benefits greatly from the fact that many of its lawyers have held significant tenures at the SEC... Interviewees praised the team for its ‘industry expertise and close involvement with the client.’”
Chambers USA (2008)
“Cleary’s US litigators are equipped to take on some of the most complex commercial cases and sensitive internal investigations facing both US and foreign clients.”
Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (2008)
“...The SEC clearly sees international law firm Cleary Gottlieb as both a formidable adversary and a fertile ground for top-notch talent.”
Securities Law Bulletin (2005)