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Housing ‘a stellar team of experienced lawyers’, WilmerHale represents both companies and individuals who are being investigated by regulatory authorities such as the DOJ, SEC, and CFTC. The team has experience acting for clients across a range of industries, including technology, financial services, education, and healthcare. Heading the team, Kimberly Parker is based in Washington DC and focuses on corruption matters. Howard Shapiro and Ronald Machen are also located in Washington DC. Shapiro has experience handling sensitive internal investigations for financial institutions in various jurisdictions, including Asia, South America, and the UK. Machen advises on a broad range of cases relating to economic sanctions, money laundering, cybersecurity, and false claims. Practicing in Boston, George Varghese is also noted for his extensive experience advising on health care fraud and national security, among other matters. John Walsh left the Denver office in November 2023.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The firm has a stellar team of experienced lawyers.’

  • ‘George Varghese is exceptional. He has extensive trial experience and knowledge of IP, national security, and healthcare.’

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Key clients

  • Glencore International AG
  • Glencore, Ltd.
  • Norfolk Southern
  • Barclays Capital Inc.
  • CBS Corporation
  • Independent Compliance Monitor for Fresenius Medical Care A.G.
  • Gilead Sciences
  • X Corp.
  • Lyft
  • American Methodist Episcopal Church
  • World Bank
  • CytoDyn
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Georgetown University
  • Optum
  • Cargill, Inc.

Lawyers

Leading lawyers: Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense: advice to corporates

Leading lawyers: Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense: advice to individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kimberly Parker

Other key lawyers

George Varghese, Erin Sloane, Anjan Sahni, Christopher Davies, Ronald Machen, Howard Shapiro