Kamal Ghali

Practice Areas

Kamal Ghali is a co-founder of Chaiken Ghali LLP, a former federal prosecutor, and a top-ranked white collar criminal defense and business litigation attorney. Over the last eighteen years, Mr. Ghali has handled some of the biggest criminal and civil cases in the country, including high-profile white collar criminal fraud investigations and trials; high-stakes business disputes involving civil racketeering (RICO) and fraud allegations (in courts and arbitration); a wide range of national security and cybersecurity matters; and fast-moving bribery and public corruption investigations.

He previously served as a U.S. Department of Justice white collar and cybercrime prosecutor for over six years, including as a deputy chief at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta. As a federal prosecutor, he worked closely with the FBI, IRS, SEC, and other agencies on white collar criminal matters ranging from multi-week securities fraud trials to high-profile cybercrime prosecutions, including the prosecution of the developers of SpyEye—a notorious malware that caused over one billion dollars in losses worldwide.

He is a former judicial law clerk to the Honorable Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and the Honorable Frank M. Hull, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Career

Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia (2012-2018); Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2006-2008); Law Clerk, U.S. Circuit Judge Frank M. Hull, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2008-2009).

Personal

University of Michigan Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006); Emory University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001).

Two-time National Debate Tournament Finalist (1999, 2001); Ranked Best Two-Person College Debate Team of the Decade (1999-2009).