Amy Walsh

Amy is a trusted advisor and advocate for clients who face scrutiny by government regulators and prosecutors. Ranked Band 1 in Chambers in White Collar Crime and Government Investigations, Amy leads high-stakes internal investigations, litigation, and trials for her clients. Prior to entering private practice, she was Chief of the Business and Securities Fraud Section in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

• Mandate

  • Represents the CEO of a publicly traded company under investigation by the SEC.
  • Represents a commodities trader for a publicly traded company under investigation by the CFTC.
  • Represented a Chief Financial Officer of a public company in an investigation by the SEC.
  • Represented a Chief Compliance Officer of an investment advisory firm in an investigation by the SEC.
  •  Represented a Chief Compliance Officer of a financial institution in an investigation by the SEC.
  • Represented a natural gas options trader in a securities and commodities fraud case brought by the SEC, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, and the CFTC.
  • Represented a bank executive in an investigation of collateralized debt obligations and credit default swaps by the SEC and DOJ.
  • Tried the Theranos case as counsel for former COO Sunny Balwani in the government’s prosecution related to Silicon Valley’s blood testing company founded by Elizabeth Holmes.
  • Served as the Independent Reviewer of JP Morgan’s settlement with the United States Trustee Program of the DOJ.
  • Conducted a worldwide internal investigation and voluntary disclosure of potential trade sanctions violations for a publicly traded manufacturing company, which resulted in a “No Action Letter” from the government.
  • Represents tech company in a DOJ False Claims Act investigation of loans procured through the government's Paycheck Protection Program.
  • Represents a medical testing laboratory in ongoing internal investigations and litigation.
  • Secured a 36-month sentence for a broker in a penny-stock case in the Eastern District of New York in the face of a Sentencing Guidelines with a range of over 20 years and the government request for 8 years.
  • Conducted an internal investigation of potential tax fraud for portfolio company of a major private equity firm.
  • Secured dismissal of all charges against client in criminal tax fraud case brought by the New York Attorney General's Office.
  • Represents an individual in connection with an investigation of sexual misconduct at an Ivy League university.
  • Represented a political committee in connection with investigations by federal and state prosecutors.
  • Represented engineers and an executive in the DOJ’s “dieselgate” investigation of VW, Audi, and Fiat Chrysler.
  • Represented an analyst at a financial institution in a money laundering investigation by a United States Attorney’s Office.
  • Represented a regulatory affairs employee at a healthcare corporation in an investigation by a United States Attorney’s Office.
  • Represented two employees of a financial institution in an anti-money laundering investigation by Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
  • Represented two employees of a ratings agency in an investigation by the government.
  • Represented a defendant charged in Eastern District of New York with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and tax fraud.
  • Represented a fund manager charged in Eastern District with fraud.
  • Represented an executive and a former executive of a public corporation in a securities fraud investigation in the Eastern District of New York.
  • Represented an options trader in a tax shelter case brought by the DOJ.