Our bipartisan Congressional Oversight team brings substantial experience to bear when helping individuals, tax-exempt organizations, and businesses facing congressional scrutiny. We understand how to both navigate the policy, process, and politics unique to congressional investigations and mitigate collateral legal and reputational risks. We have a history of strong relationships with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and boast an enviable record of success for our clients engaged in the congressional oversight process.
We advise and support clients through the full range of congressional oversight activities—whether it means resolving a narrow probe quickly and without adverse publicity or preparing company executives for high-stakes testimony under a politically charged spotlight and at the top of an ongoing daily news cycle.
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Bipartisan and Multilevel Experience: Our team includes a former U.S. Senator, the former Chief Investigator for the Ways & Means and Financial Services Committees, a former Deputy Counsel to the President, former congressional investigators, former federal prosecutors, and former senior staffers for congressional committees active in oversight and investigations.
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Cross-Disciplinary and Seamless Responsiveness: Our Congressional Oversight team closely coordinates with our lawyers with deep substantive regulatory expertise in the relevant industry, as well as our White Collar Defense & Investigations, Commercial Litigation, Crisis Management & Strategic Response, and Legislative & Public Policy teams to ensure that we are balancing all of the legal, regulatory, and reputational risks at stake. We also make sure that our clients' internal stakeholders and outside consultants are engaged and coordinated.
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Problem-Solving, Practical Focus: Our range of experience on the Hill as investigators, in Republican and Democratic administrations responding to investigations, and in numerous courtrooms makes us a smart choice for the gamut of individuals, associations, nonprofits, and corporations involved in high-stakes hearings and investigations in the House and Senate.
Experience Highlights
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Global pharmaceutical company in responding to multiple parallel House and Senate investigations into drug pricing, including preparing the CEO and other company officials for congressional testimony.
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Kroger in connection with a Senate Judiciary Committee examination of a proposed $25 billion merger, including preparing its CEO to testify.
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U.S. University in responding to an investigation by the House Committee on Education and Workforce regarding antisemitism and foreign funding, including preparing the university president to testify and achieving positive media coverage of the hearing.
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Major art auction house and private art dealer in investigation into AML and sanctions matters conducted by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
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U.S. government contractor in responding to multiple testimonial subpoenas, including preparing numerous company executives for transcribed interviews, in investigation by House Committee on Homeland Security.
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U.S. University in connection with a joint investigation by the U.S. House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary into antitrust concerns with tuition pricing, including subpoena response.
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Multiple Former Cabinet-level Officials in testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
Key Contacts
Related Services
Recognition
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The Legal 500 USCorporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates (2013-2025)
Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals (2018-2025)
Government Relations (2017-2025) -
Global Investigations Review"GIR 100" (2015-2025)
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Benchmark LitigationWhite-Collar Crime (2024-2026)
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Chambers USACorporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite (Nationwide) (2015-2025)
Government Investigations (New Jersey) (2024-2025)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Washington, D.C.) (2014-2025)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite (New York) (2018-2025)
Government Relations: Federal (Nationwide) (2006-2025) -
Chambers GlobalCorporate Crime & Investigations (USA) (2016-2026)
Investigations & Enforcement (International & Cross-Border) (USA) (2021-2026)
