Kenneth M Breen
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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About
Provided by Kenneth M Breen
Practice Areas
Ken Breen is a partner in the Litigation Department of Paul Hastings and, having completed a 10-year term as Global Chair of the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, is now Head of the New York White Collar Defense practice. He represents companies and individuals in high-stakes regulatory enforcement and white collar criminal investigations and related proceedings. He also conducts internal investigations for companies and their boards and committees.
Career
Joined firm in 2007; U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York (1999-2005), Deputy Chief of the Business and Securities Fraud Section (2003-2005); U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division (1995-1999)
Personal
JD, Boston College Law School (1992); BA, Boston College (1989)
Chambers Review
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Kenneth Breen heads Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP's New York white-collar group, a position which sees him regularly called on to handle cross-border regulatory investigations involving allegations of fraud, corruption and SEC violations.
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