Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Heather Nyong’o focuses her practice on antitrust enforcement, including governmental and criminal investigations, international cartel disputes and other complex civil and criminal litigation.

She is a seasoned litigator and skilled first-chair trial lawyer. She regularly represents major multinational corporations and executives across industries in complex investigations and litigation in the United States and abroad. Heather fully serves her clients across every phase of investigations and litigation, including through trial. She has led multiple notable cases for individuals and corporations in non-public grand jury investigations.

Heather spent nearly a decade in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. While at DOJ, she received commendations for her work in handling some of the Division’s most significant investigations and criminal prosecutions.

Heather joined the firm as a partner in 2021. J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; B.A., University of California, Berkeley.

California State Bar; Vice Chair, Cartel and Criminal Enforcement Committee, ABA; Advisor, Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Committee, California Lawyers Association; Member, International Cartel Task Force, ABA.