Barry H Berke

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Barry H. Berke, chair of Kramer Levin's Litigation department, is a nationally renowned trial lawyer and white collar criminal defense attorney. Barry represents individuals and corporations in sensitive and high-profile trials, investigations, complex litigation and internal investigations.

Barry recently served as chief impeachment counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives in the Senate impeachment trial of the former president of the United States. During the trial, Barry served as lead counsel and helped the House managers prepare and present a case that was widely recognized for its precisely choreographed and persuasive presentment of the factual evidence and constitutional arguments.

Previously, Barry served as special counsel to the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives in connection with its first investigation and impeachment of the former president of the United States. In addition to helping build the investigative framework and develop and draft the articles of impeachment, Barry played a prominent public-facing role in the House impeachment hearings, where he gave the opening statement for the committee and questioned key witnesses to much acclaim. Among the recognition he received, The Washington Post named him “Distinguished Person of the Week” on the basis of his cross-examination of the president’s former campaign manager, which Slate described as “a cross-examination that should be mandatory viewing for every law student in the history of time.”