We vigorously defend individuals, nonprofit institutions, government officials, and corporations at all stages of criminal and regulatory investigations in federal and state courts. Led by Abbe David Lowell, who has decades of experience handling high-profile white-collar investigations and prosecutions, our lawyers have successfully defended clients at the investigatory stage, at trial, and on appeal—often under the glare of media scrutiny.

We’ve counseled clients on various financial fraud allegations as well as conspiracy charges, public corruption and election laws, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, obstruction and false statements, money laundering and trade sanctions, civil rights, and matters related to the Foreign Agents Registration and Espionage Acts.

Our attorneys have extensive experience handling sensitive, complex cross-border matters, including the representation of foreign nationals facing U.S. criminal investigations and prosecutions, and in some cases, parallel foreign proceedings.

We leverage our insiders’ view to develop individualized strategies for navigating our clients’ responses to government subpoenas and investigative demands; prepare witnesses and represent them in proffers, interviews, and depositions; advise on grand jury matters; and advocate before federal and state prosecutors. While our primary goal is to resolve matters without an enforcement action or criminal charge, when that cannot be achieved, we are never afraid to take our clients to trial—and have a track record of success when we do.

We have significant experience representing individuals, businesses, and institutions in connection with government administrative and regulatory investigations and enforcement actions by federal, state, and local agencies. We have helped clients respond to administrative summonses and subpoenas, interviews, depositions, hearings, and agency trials.   

The matters in which we have provided advice and counsel have included: antitrust and unfair trade practices, financial institution regulation, immigration procedures, civil rights regulations, election law and regulations, ethics in government and financial disclosure laws and regulations, anti-money laundering and trade sanctions, the Foreign Agents Registration Act, the Lobbying Disclosure Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and state attorney general and state regulatory actions.

Our attorneys are accomplished commercial litigators with extensive experience in an array of civil matters. We have litigated successfully for clients in myriad business litigations and disputes, including taking cases to successful verdicts at trial. With decades of combined legal experience, our lawyers have successfully represented clients in all types of commercial disputes in federal and state courts as well as in alternative dispute settings, including bankruptcy litigation and mandatory arbitration and mediation. We have successfully litigated or favorably resolved a wide variety of hard-fought commercial matters: large-scale and multijurisdictional litigation, including class actions; employment contract disputes; defamation; invasion of privacy; complex torts; breach of contract matters; derivative and shareholder litigation; and deceptive trade practice cases.

We have obtained dozens of pre-trial dismissals at the motions and summary judgment stages and are known for our creative approaches to dispute resolution and settlement. But we are also accomplished and tenacious courtroom advocates and have handled numerous hearings, arguments, trials, and appeals in both federal and state trial courts as well as complicated matters before the U.S. Courts of Appeals.  

In every litigation, no matter the size, we are rigorously focused on achieving our clients’ objectives with the utmost efficiency, allowing their businesses to continue to thrive.

We help clients navigate the unique political, legal, communications, and reputational considerations involved when engaging with Congress, whether formally or informally. As a go-to counsel for clients facing congressional investigations and inquiries over the past 30 years, our founding member Abbe Lowell has a proven track record. Known for his representation of often high-profile Democratic and Republican clients in numerous congressional oversight and other hearings, Abbe has represented individuals, companies, NGOs, and nonprofit organizations when they have been called to provide information to or to testify before congressional committees. Working closely with Abbe, the rest of our team has both learned from his experience and helped evolve his approach to match changing dynamics.

Core to our mission is public interest representation that defends the integrity of the legal system and protects individuals and institutions from government overreach and threats to fundamental rights. We leverage our team’s extensive litigation experience to develop creative legal strategies that aggressively defend the rule of law, utilizing both offensive and defensive litigation. We represent clients from all sides of the political spectrum, including current and former government officials, whistleblowers, nonprofit organizations, and others facing the real-life effects of government overreach and corruption.

This representation often involves bringing or defending lawsuits in courts against government agencies, advocacy before federal and state agencies, and efforts against congressional overreach.