NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, announced today that partner Kenneth L. Wainstein has been named one of National Law Journal's White Collar Crime Trailblazers for 2015.
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Attorneys were chosen from a highly competitive pool of worthy candidates and were given this distinction for accomplishments that "moved the needle" in white collar crime law.
Wainstein was recognized for his twenty-plus years of criminal enforcement and national security experience within the U.S. government, as well as his work at Cadwalader including the investigation into allegations of academic irregularities at the University of North Carolina.
Wainstein was an Assistant U.S. Attorney from 1989-2001, and he worked with the FBI as General Counsel (2001-2002) and as Chief of Staff (2003-2004). He was the U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C. from 2004-2006 and was Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S. Department of Justice from 2006-2008. Wainstein served as Homeland Security Advisor for then-President George W. Bush in March of 2008. He joined Cadwalader in March 2012 and is Chair of the Firm's White Collar Defense and Investigations Group.
Cadwalader's White Collar Defense and Investigations practice comprises nationally and internationally recognized leaders in the field, many of whom held senior positions at the United States Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in United States Attorney's Offices. The team is supported by more than 20 counsel and associates, several of whom clerked for distinguished federal trial and appellate judges.
About Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, established in 1792, serves a diverse client base, including many of the world's leading financial institutions and corporations in more than 50 countries. With offices in New York, London, Charlotte, Washington, Houston, Beijing, Hong Kong and Brussels, Cadwalader offers legal expertise in antitrust, banking, corporate finance, corporate governance, energy, environmental, executive compensation, financial restructuring, health care, intellectual property, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, private wealth, real estate, regulation, securitization, structured finance, tax and white collar defense. For more information, visit www.cadwalader.com.
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