Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that white collar defense lawyers Robert Luskin, Kwame Manley, and John S.(Jay) Darden, will be joining the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice within the Litigation practice as partners in the Washington, D.C. office. The team, known for its high-profile representations for global clients, was previously with Squire Patton Boggs.
Also joining with the team is highly regarded white collar defense lawyer Jamie Gardner, formerly Trial Chief for the Washington (DC) Public Defenders Service and a faculty member at Harvard Law School.
“This is a go-to team for the most sensitive and complex global white collar and enforcement challenges, and adding them to our growing Litigation practice further arms us to advise on these critical boardroom issues around the world,” said Barry Sher, chair of the firm’s Litigation practice. “U.S. enforcement authorities have taken a more aggressive approach, both on their own and in collaboration with counterparts in other jurisdictions, and have shown that they can successfully pursue major fines for non-U.S. banks and companies,” he added.
“Bob is one of the most well-known and highly-regarded litigators in Washington and we could not be more excited to have him, experienced former federal prosecutors Kwame and Jay and Jamie join us,” said Scott Flicker, chair of the Washington, D.C. office. “Combined with our recent additions of white collar defense lawyers Michael Levy, Michael Spafford, and Amy Carpenter-Holmes from Bingham McCutchen, and former FCPA prosecutor Nathaniel Edmonds joining the prior year, Paul Hastings fields an elite white collar practice second to none in this city,” he added.
Source: www.paulhastings.com
