Ballard Spahr LLP

Litigation

Partner and co-leader of Ballard Spahr's State Attorneys General Team

Stephen Stigall is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on white collar criminal defense and assisting clients in conducting internal corporate investigations, particularly involving alleged violations of the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). He also counsels clients on developing effective and robust corporate compliance programs. In addition, Stephen's practice involves defending clients from civil liability in cases involving alleged violations of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute. He is a Co-Leader of the firm's State Attorneys General Team.

Stephen served more than 15 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Camden, N.J., and was the Attorney-in-Charge of that office for more than five years as well as Deputy Attorney-in-Charge for three years. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Stephen led multi-agency government investigations and tried a range of high-profile white collar cases. His experience ranges from handling nine-figure securities fraud matters to prosecuting cases involving bank, health care, and mortgage fraud as well as corporate embezzlement, bribery, and export violations.

Stephen has worked closely with federal agencies, including the FBI, IRS Criminal Investigations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Stephen handled the District of New Jersey's first criminal prosecution based on evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and the District's first criminal prosecution based on amendments to the USA PATRIOT Act, and he prosecuted the first federal criminal fraud case in the District involving self-proclaimed "sovereign citizens," who attempted to cause $17 million in losses. For his work on the case, Stephen received the Department of Justice's Director's Award for Outstanding Performance as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Stephen's trial experience is extensive, both in private practice and as a former federal prosecutor. Prior to joining the firm, Stephen was a partner at a global law firm, where he handled white collar civil and criminal matters with a focus on internal corporate investigations and alleged violations of FDA laws and the FCPA.

Admissions

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Board Memberships & Community Service

Association of the Federal Bar of the District of New Jersey, Trustee, 2018-present

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey Alumni Association, Trustee, 2018-present

Upper Main Line YMCA Board of Directors, past member, past Secretary, past Chair of Board Development Committee