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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
WORLDWIDE PLAZA
825 EIGHTH AVENUE
NEW YORK 10019-7475
United States

Work Department

Litigation.

Position

John D. Buretta is Chair of Cravath’s Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement Practice and a former senior U.S. Department of Justice official. His practice focuses on representing corporations, board members and senior executives with respect to internal investigations, criminal defense, regulatory compliance and serving as lead counsel in related civil litigation.

His clients have included global companies, boards of directors, audit committees, individual board members, company owners, senior management of public and private companies, general counsels and other in-house counsel of public companies, law firms, and former U.S. and foreign government officials. Mr. Buretta has worked across many industries, including the banking, private investment, energy, aircraft, publishing, information, communications, technology, food, consumer, mining, aircraft, automotive, shipping, healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense

With ‘the broadest possible experience in all facets of government investigations’, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is sought out by corporations, executives, and board of directors for its strengths in crisis management, enforcement actions, and white-collar litigation. Thanks to its offices in New York, London, and Washington DC, the firm is ideally situated to assist multinational clients on cross-border investigations and compliance issues. John Buretta, who handles internal investigations and civil litigation for clients in industries such as banking, communications, and technology, leads the practice. ‘Practiced and polished attorney’ Rachel Skaistis focuses on representing management in the context of investigations, as well as FCPA and False Claims Act matters, amongst others. Evan Chesler and Benjamin Gruenstein are further key practitioners within the group. All named attorneys are based in New York.

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