Jeffrey Knox > Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP‘s highly active practice represents clients on multiple major new and ongoing cartel matters, leveraging the deep in-house experience of the team to represent clients in international and domestic investigations and subsequent litigation. Internal investigations, leniency applications, and multijurisdictional compliance programs are particular strengths of the group. The practice is jointly overseen by Washington DC-based John Terzaken, DC’s Sara Razi, as well as Peter Guryan in the New York office. Terzaken, the former director of criminal enforcement at the DOJ’s Antitrust Division and a leading name in the field, concentrates on market sector investigations and litigations across all major industries with an emphasis on financial services and fintech. Razi is a former senior official at the FTC, while Guryan formerly served as a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division. Jeffrey Knox, also based in DC, advises multinational corporations and independent board committees in high-stakes investigations by the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, and other federal and state enforcement regulators. Another key DC name is Abram Ellis, who regularly acts on follow-on cartel litigation.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP fields a white-collar team that consists of a number of former SEC officials and federal prosecutors with extensive experience in securities fraud, FCPA and anti-corruption violations, and investment advisor fraud. The practice is also noted for its strengths in criminal bid rigging and price fixing, and counts Fortune 500 companies as well as its executives among its clients. Lynn Neuner is reputed in the market for her vast trial experience, while Jonathan Youngwood is particularly well versed at the intersection of securities and white-collar criminal defense. Matters pertaining to cryptocurrency and other digital assets form part of Marc Berger‘s portfolio. Nicholas Goldin, whose strengths include enforcement matters and internal investigations, and Washington DC-based former head of the DOJ Fraud Section Jeffrey Knox are further names to note. Brooke Cucinella left the firm for an in-house position in July 2022. All named attorneys are based in New York unless otherwise stated.