International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP announced today that it has named Jennifer R. Taylor as a partner in its White-Collar & Securities Defense practice group, based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Ms. Taylor brings an insider’s perspective to the Firm, having served in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for over seven years, including the last five years as a federal prosecutor in the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division handling securities, bank and procurement fraud and investigations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
Ms. Taylor also adds to McDermott’s strong trial capabilities in Washington. While at the DOJ, she tried eighteen separate cases and took over twenty-five individuals through trial to verdict . In her role as a lead prosecutor, Ms. Taylor directed complex investigations and prosecutions of senior executives, publicly traded companies, and financial institutions for securities fraud, insider trading, procurement fraud and corruption, mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, and FCPA violations. She also received two prestigious awards for excellence from The Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency for her work at DOJ.
“We are delighted to add Jennifer’s trial skills and in-depth knowledge of the DOJ to our White-Collar & Securities Defense Practice Group,” said Michael Kendall, partner and head of McDermott’s international White-Collar & Securities Defense Practice Group, based in Boston. “Her background and trial experience will add substantial value to our clients as we continue to represent publicly-traded companies and individuals in courts across the country. At a time when the government’s increased focus on prosecuting financial fraud cases has never been greater, our client demand for white-collar services has only grown stronger.”
“Jennifer will make a much-welcomed addition to the McDermott family, and we are very happy to have her here in Washington practicing alongside all of us,” said Paul M. Thompson, a white-collar criminal defense attorney and co-partner-in-charge of the McDermott’s Washington, D.C., office. “With this important new hire, McDermott continues to add new partners in Washington that bring the right mix of regulatory and enforcement experience to the legal marketplace. Her trial skill set will substantially complement our DC and SEC practice here.”
In addition to her time at the DOJ, Ms. Taylor served as a trial attorney for the National Labor Relations Board’s Division of Enforcement in Washington, D.C. where she handled dozens of cases in the U.S. Courts of Appeals and also as an associate in private practice at another AmLaw 50 law firm. She received her J.D. from West Virginia University School of Law, Order of Coif, and served as Executive Articles Editor of the Law Review.
McDermott’s White-Collar and Securities Defense practice is one of the United States’ largest and most accomplished. The group consists of more than 50 highly experienced trial lawyers in offices throughout the United States and abroad. McDermott’s goal is to provide exceptional service and representation during government investigations and trials, corporate internal investigations and congressional hearings, as well as in defending whistleblower lawsuits and in parallel proceedings of Congress or federal or state agencies.
