Arnold & Porter has experience with international matters, positioning it to represent both companies and individual executives in investigations related to bribery and corruption. The team is led by Marcus Asner  in New York, who often handles cases involving healthcare fraud and cybercrime. Paul Fishman , based in New Jersey, has experience assisting clients facing accusations such as political corruption, securities fraud, environmental crimes, and money laundering. Soo-Mi Rhee in Washington DC, advises major corporations on criminal and regulatory investigations. Co-chairing the firm’s False Claims Act practice, Washington DC-based Craig Margolis concentrates on compliance and internal investigations, particularly concerning FCA claims, government contract fraud, healthcare fraud, tax and securities fraud, political corruption, and FCPA matters. The New York trial lawyer Michael Kim Krouse represents clients in government and internal investigations. Amy Jeffress departed the firm in February 2025.
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Client satisfaction

Key clients

  • Sotheby’s
  • Cognizant
  • AECOM
  • BAPS
  • Office of the Inspector General for the District of Columbia
  • Fluor Corporation
  • Glencore
  • Sterling Bank & Trust, FSB/Sterling Bancorp.
  • AbbVie
  • Eli Lilly & Co.

Work highlights

  • Represented Sotheby's against all claims of collusion with Yves Bouvier in a $1 billion art fraud case, while also conducting related global investigations and preventing prosecutions in multiple jurisdictions.
  • Secured a favorable settlement for AECOM with the Department of Justice, resolving a years-long False Claims Act investigation and subsequent litigation involving FEMA and Hurricane Katrina.
  • Representing a major denomination of Hinduism in a federal investigation involving allegations of visa fraud and forced labor related to the construction of a Hindu stone temple in New Jersey.

Lawyers

Next generation partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Michael Kim Krouse
Christian Sheehan

Practice head

Marcus Asner 

Other key lawyers

Paul Fishman ; Soo-Mi Rhee ; Craig Margolis