Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Region Area

Lawyers

Work Department

White Collar Criminal Defense and Securities Enforcement.

Position

Global Head of White Collar Defense, Regulatory Enforcement & Investigations Practice. Represents public companies, audit committees, private equity firms and senior executives in criminal and regulatory investigations, and parallel civil litigation. Practice includes investigations into allegations of domestic and international accounting frauds, antitrust conspiracies, financial crimes and FCPA violations.

Career

Joined in 2005. Former Partner (Associate GC), PricewaterhouseCoopers; Assistant US Attorney in Southern District of NY Criminal Division and Acting Chief of Public Corruption Unit; Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Education

Mr. Witzel received his JD from Fordham University School of Law in 1983 and his AB from Dartmouth College in 1978, cum laude with high honors.