Hogan Lovells US LLP
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J. Evans Rice, III
Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Position
Partner
Career
Evans Rice defends clients against government enforcement actions, minimizing the impact to their business and reputation. His practice centers on white collar criminal defense, internal investigations, and corporate compliance.
Evans' criminal enforcement experience includes defending companies and individuals against allegations of fraud, corruption, money laundering and sanctions violations, and environmental crimes.. Many of the matters he handles are multijurisdictional, requiring careful analysis of privacy and data protection laws, as well as coordination among various state regulators. Evans also has significant experience in congressional investigations and previously served as counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. Before joining Hogan Lovells, Evans was a federal prosecutor at both the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. In 2007 he received the Assistant Attorney General's Award for Superior Performance in securing multiple trial victories in official misconduct cases.
Education
J.D., Duke University School of Law, cum laude, 2001
M.T.S., Duke University, summa cum laude, 2001
B.A., Wofford College, summa cum laude, 1997