Anne Chapman

Practice Areas

Government & Regulatory Law

Criminal Defense

Career

Anne Chapman, a former Assistant Federal Defender, has defended clients in criminal cases and assisted companies with internal and governmental investigations for the over twenty years.

She is an experienced trial attorney on a range of complex criminal cases and frequently defends clients in False Claims Act matters.

Anne also has a wealth of experience representing individual and corporate clients in connection with regulatory and enforcement investigations and indictments, internal investigations, and deferred prosecution agreements.

She has defended clients in a variety of industries in investigations by DOJ, SEC, IRS, the Arizona Corporation Commission, and State Attorney General actions.

Anne often serves as counsel to Special Litigation Committees and has been selected to conduct investigations on behalf of governmental entities.

She also counsels clients on anti-corruption measures and conducts trainings on FCPA and anti-corruption compliance.

Court Admissions:

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2008

Arizona Supreme Court, 2008

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2002

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2002

Supreme Court of Virginia, 2002

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1999

Professional Memberships

Women’s White Collar Defense Association, Phoenix Chapter Leader.

Maricopa County Superior Court’s Capital Defense Review Committee, Chair.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Board of Directors, 2009-2012; Co-Chair, Death Penalty Committee 2012-2014; White Collar Crime Committee 2013-present.

American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section.

Arizona State Bar, Indigent Defense Task Force, Member.

Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Member.

Federal Bar Association, Member.

Supreme Court of Arizona’s Independent Bar Counsel Attorney Panel.

Publications

'Attorney-Client Privilege in Internal Investigations: Best Practices and Lessons from Recent Cases' with Kathleen Brody, The Champion, September/October 2015

'Deferred Prosecution Agreements in the Financial Services Industry: Trends and Tips' with Kathleen Brody, The Champion, June 2013.

Personal

Professional Recognition

Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations.

Phoenix Best Lawyers®, Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year.

The Best Lawyers in America®, White-Collar Criminal Defense.

Super Lawyers Top 25 Women Attorneys in Arizona.

Super Lawyers Top 50 Attorneys in Arizona.

Distinguished Service Award, National Association of Federal Defenders, May 2006