White Collar Defense
Described as “a haven for clients in trouble,” by The American Lawyer, Zuckerman Spaeder consistently ranks among the top firms in the United States for white collar criminal defense. In fact, our reputation was built on defending clients in high-stakes white collar litigation.
We defend individual and institutional clients in all manner of white collar prosecutions, government investigations, and other criminal matters. With a team assembled from former prosecutors and public defenders, we are trial-ready litigators with decades of experience in court. Because our teams come from both the prosecution and defense side, we understand prosecutors and regulators, giving our clients a better perspective on the case.
Our attorneys possess extensive subject-matter knowledge in a host of heavily regulated areas, including securities, food and drug, health care, tax, government ethics, export control and sanctions regimes, FCPA, and antitrust, to name a few.
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Meet the team“…expertise that spans the full range of white-collar prosecutions and investigations.”Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
Trial-ready approach
Your case may not go to trial - we may find a better way to resolve the issue before trial becomes necessary. But every step of the way, we evaluate the impact of our strategy and decisions, and we work to ensure that every choice, every action we take strengthens our case if a trial becomes necessary.
Managing the media
We represent clients in the most difficult situations of their lives, and we understand the impact these investigations have on our clients’ day-to-day commercial and professional activities.
For businesses, the impact on reputation and finances can be significant; for individuals, the toll on lives and families can be extraordinary. Our approach takes these factors into account as we seek resolutions that achieve our clients’ goals and objectives.
Investigations
Our experience as a national white collar litigation firm gives us the perspective and knowledge to conduct effective internal investigations for public and private companies—domestic and international—and to work with law enforcement, when appropriate, to resolve criminal or regulatory violations.
Government contracts and procurement fraud
With the U.S. government relying increasingly on contractors to provide services for defense and health care programs, it has devoted greater resources to investigating and prosecuting procurement fraud.
We help clients navigate the complex web of criminal, civil, administrative, and business considerations that characterize procurement fraud investigations and prosecutions. We zealously protect our clients’ legal interests even as we work to minimize business disruption, safeguard reputations, and preserve good will.
Health care fraud
We handle a broad spectrum of health care fraud cases—regulatory, civil, and criminal—including claims of billing fraud, false claims, kickbacks, off-label promotions, and an array of other matters.
Our white collar team includes a founding member of the Health Fraud Task Force for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, a former deputy to the DOJ Special Counsel for Financial and Health Care Fraud, other former prosecutors of complex white collar cases, and two current co-chairs of the Health Care Fraud Sub-Committee of the American Bar Association White Collar Crime Committee.
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Meet the team

Almas Abdulla
Associate

Jason B. Acton
Senior Staff Attorney

Gregg L. Bernstein
Partner

Leila Bijan
Associate

Dwight P. Bostwick
Partner and Firm Chair

Daniel A. Braun
Partner

Blair G. Brown
Partner

Michael J. Buchanan
Associate

Graeme W. Bush
Partner

Trillium Chang
Associate

Jade Chong-Smith
Associate

R. Miles Clark
Partner

Justin R. Cochran
Counsel

Jay T. Cohen
Staff Attorney/Baseball Specialist

Eric R. Delinsky
Partner

Nicholas M. DiCarlo
Associate

Catherine S. Duval
Partner

Mark J. Feaster
Associate

Jack E. Fernandez
Partner

Jon R. Fetterolf
Partner

Adam L. Fotiades
Partner

Devon Galloway
Associate

Aitan D. Goelman
Partner

Melody L. Harness
Staff Attorney

Melinda Harris
Staff Attorney

Marcos E. Hasbun
Partner

Steven N. Herman
Partner

Martin S. Himeles, Jr.
Partner

Alyssa M. Howard
Associate

Paul B. Hynes, Jr.
Partner

Robert E. Jaffe
Staff Attorney

J. Benjamin Jernigan
Associate

Laura E. Jones Eller
Staff Attorney

Lisa M. Kilbride
Staff Attorney

Jason M. Knott
Partner

Carl S. Kravitz
Partner

Sara Alpert Lawson
Partner

Janice Lee
Staff Attorney Manager/Staff Attorney

Christopher R. MacColl
Associate

Ezra B. Marcus
Associate

Andrew S. McWilliams
Staff Attorney

Caroline Judge Mehta
Partner

Samantha A. Miller
Associate

M Moore
Associate

Ariella E. Muller
Associate

William J. Murphy
Partner

Shawn P. Naunton
Partner

Margarita K. O'Donnell
Partner

Antoinette Pick-Jones
Associate

Bryan Reines
Associate

David A. Reiser
Counsel

Anthony M. Ruiz
Partner

Sepaass Shahidi
Staff Attorney

Kelsey J. Simmerson
Associate

Cy Smith
Partner

William W. Taylor, III
Partner

Ivano Ventresca
Associate

Michael R. Waxman
Associate

Morris "Sandy" Weinberg Jr.
Partner

David Wong
Staff Attorney

Roger E. Zuckerman
Partner