The global law firm Jones Day has announced that former U.S. Attorney Matthew Orwig and high-profile litigators Basheer Ghorayeb and Shawn Cleveland have joined the Firm’s Dallas Office as partners. All were partners in SNR Denton’s Dallas office, where Mr. Orwig was managing partner.
“Matt, Shawn and Basheer bring us formidable litigation capabilities in white collar, securities, patent and other trial and appellate areas, both here in Texas and firmwide,” said Pat Villareal, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day’s Dallas Office. “Their addition reflects our commitment to grow and to build on our 30 year roots in Dallas and in Texas.”
Mr. Orwig, who has served three presidents and five attorneys general in leadership positions in the Department of Justice, was U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas from 2001 to 2007. He has over 25 years experience litigating complex civil and criminal cases, focusing currently on white-collar criminal litigation and investigations; SEC investigations, including defense of insider trading and accounting fraud allegations; health care fraud and abuse; qui tam litigation; litigation involving government agencies; and bankruptcy and allegations of fraud. Mr. Orwig is a graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D. 1984) and Texas Tech University (B.A. 1981). Mr. Orwig is an officer of the National Association of Former United States Attorneys (NAFUSA).
“I am honored to be joining one of the most recognized and highly respected firms in the world. Jones Day’s depth of talent, global reach and commitment to client service really sets it apart,” said Matthew Orwig.
Mr. Ghorayeb represents clients in intellectual property, product liability, and complex business disputes at trials, in arbitrations, and on appeal. Besides having extensive experience defending automotive products cases, he served for six years as national discovery counsel to a Fortune 100 company in the industry. A graduate of the University of Texas School of Law (J.D. 2000 with highest honors; Grand Chancellor Order of the Coif; Associate Editor, Texas Law Review) and Rice University (B.A. in Cognitive Science 1997 magna cum laude), he clerked for Justice Harriet O’Neill at the Supreme Court of Texas.
Mr. Cleveland represents companies, corporate officers, and directors in government and internal investigations, securities litigation, and complex business litigation. He has represented clients in several high-profile, multi-track cases with concurrent class actions, derivative suits, and SEC and DOJ investigations. A CPA with a national accounting firm before entering the law, he has extensive experience in accounting fraud cases and securities suits involving allegedly fraudulent accounting and disclosures by public companies in the technology, computer services, manufacturing, financial, and energy industries. A graduate of Southern Methodist University (J.D. 1999; Editor-in-Chief, SMU Law Review) and the University of Texas (B.B.A. in Accounting 1993), Mr. Cleveland clerked for the Honorable Richard A. Schell, U. S. District Judge, Eastern District of Texas.
Jones Day is a global law firm practicing in the major centers of business and finance throughout the world. Ranked among the world’s best and most integrated law firms, and perennially ranked among the best in client service, Jones Day acts as principal outside counsel to, or provides significant legal representation for, more than half of the Fortune Global 500 companies. Jones Day has had a presence in Texas for over 30 years and has more than 200 lawyers in Dallas and Houston.
