Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has extensive expertise in the areas of white-collar defense, investigations, enforcement, and compliance. The team routinely represents clients in cross-border matters, and is especially skilled in parallel Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice investigations, as well as in matters that relate to hedge funds and the securities industry. The practice is jointly led by Michael Schachter in New York, a go-to white-collar defense attorney, Jason Linder in Los Angeles, joining from Mayer Brown in February 2025, who is a seasoned trial lawyer representing multinational companies, boards, and executives in both internal and government-facing investigations, Chicago-based Craig Martin, who acts for diverse client base in a range of complex investigations and enforcement proceedings, William Stellmach in Washington DC, a ‘star’ in matters such as anti-corruption, sanctions violations, and alleged securities and commodities fraud, and Michael Li-Ming Wong, who focuses on white-collar matters, civil litigation, data privacy, and internal investigations, and who practices out of San Francisco. Former co-chair Timothy Heaphy launched his own firm, Heaphy, Smith, Harbach & Windom, LLP, in January 2026.