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Congressional Oversight & Investigations

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.

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.

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.

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

Global furniture retailer in responding to congressional inquiries into consumer safety policies at issue in concurrent litigation.

Nonprofit veterans service organization in connection with a Senate committee investigation into corporate governance and program expenditures.

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; positioned the client as a trusted resource to investigators and reduced negative attention.

Retailer as subject of concurrent congressional and investigative journalist inquiries into cosmetic product safety in connection with alleged asbestos contamination.

Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt in his appearance before the Senate Homeland Security Committee investigation of alleged conflicts of interest.

Major art auction house and private art dealer in investigation into AML and sanctions matters conducted by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

Bill Taylor, a former U.S. ambassador, in congressional testimony in connection with the 2019 presidential impeachment proceedings.

Life sciences companies and private equity investment firms concerning COVID-19 Congressional inquiries.

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In the Room: Former Officials on National Security and Other Enforcement Issues and What It Means for Your Business

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