Practice

Congressional Investigations

Vindicating Legal, Business and Reputational Interests on Capitol Hill

Our Congressional Investigations lawyers guide and protect companies, boards and individuals through high-stakes legislative scrutiny with precise strategy and deep experience.

As former investigators, defense counsel and witnesses, we know what you are facing and how to help you navigate interviews, depositions and hearings on Capitol Hill.

Guiding You Through the Congressional Thicket

Congressional investigations move quickly, operate outside traditional rules and wield significant legal, political and reputational risk. Our team navigates clients through this complex environment with strategic foresight, discretion and a steady hand. 

We’ve been on all three sides of congressional investigations: on the Hill as congressional investigators; off the Hill as defense counsel, both in government and private practice; and as subjects of investigations—having, in previous government or private-sector roles, been called to testify multiple times as witnesses on Capitol Hill. We understand what our clients are going through when they receive a subpoena or face a hearing, and we use that insight to guide them through the process with insight, empathy and strategic thinking. 

Our lawyers have prepared more than 100 witnesses for congressional testimony and represented clients in major investigations before committees including Senate Judiciary, House Oversight, House Homeland Security and Senate Finance. We understand the dynamics on Capitol Hill: how committees operate, how party leadership and staff influence the process, how majority and minority interact, and how political considerations shape investigative priorities. This insight allows us to anticipate challenges, prepare effectively, take advantage of the unique context of Capitol Hill and protect our clients’ interests in an environment where every move matters. 

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Experience

Representative Matters
  • Successfully defending the only impeachment of a sitting Cabinet Secretary in U.S. history
  • Representing witnesses in testimony before the investigation by the House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
  • Representing a major healthcare company in a high-profile Senate Budget Committee investigation
  • Counseling a company in the criminal justice industry in the face of aggressive bicameral oversight
  • Representing a technology company in an investigation by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
  • Leading the response of a major Cabinet Department to Congress’s investigation of Operation Fast and Furious
  • Leading the response of a major Cabinet Department to Congress’s investigation of the response to the events of January 6, 2021
  • Representing the manufacturer of a ballistic missile system in whistleblower investigations before two Congressional committees