White Collar Defense & Investigations

Cahill’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice offers exceptional depth and breadth of government and trial experience, making our team the go-to counsel for leading companies, financial institutions, executives, and other individuals facing sensitive and serious investigations.

Our New York office includes several former federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York (SDNY), including a former Chief of the Complex Frauds Unit. Our D.C. office is led by a former Acting Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ), also formerly a supervisor in SDNY and the former Chief of Staff to the Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division at Main Justice.

Our White Collar Defense practice is top-ranked by Chambers USA, The Legal 500 U.S., and Benchmark Litigation. Chambers ranks Cahill's practice among its “Elite,” noting the firm has “proven strength handling domestic and international regulatory investigations and related enforcement proceedings.” Clients regularly speak to our team’s qualifications and reputation to Chambers:

• “The team know the answers, provide great advice, and win arguments behind the scenes and in court.”
• “The team stands out as having highly technical expertise and a breadth of experience in the industry. They bring a rigor to the practice of law.”
• “The lawyers at Cahill have outstanding technical expertise and the ability to think outside the box in an innovative and progressively beneficial manner.”
• “The firm’s team has the ability to navigate challenging organizations and get the best results for the client.”

Cahill routinely handles major high-profile criminal and regulatory matters and internal investigations for government entities, public companies, government contractors, and global financial institutions and their executives. Cahill has represented clients before governmental and regulatory bodies such as the DOJ, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Department of Defense (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and state attorneys general, district attorney’s offices, and securities regulators.

Our team represents leading companies and their boards and committees in white collar matters involving alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Bank Secrecy Act, accounting fraud, commercial bribery laws, anti-money laundering laws and regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). We have managed investigations involving alleged civil rights violations, cryptocurrency, wire and mail fraud, healthcare fraud, tax fraud, alleged violations of the False Claims Act, federal and state environmental laws, hacking and data breaches, along with harassment and other forms of workplace misconduct. Clients have included the Audit Committee of Walmart, electric carmaker Tesla, global banks Credit Suisse and UBS, and other financial institutions, including leading investment banks and global hedge funds and asset managers with billions under management.