Kevin Muhlendorf
USA Guide 2024
Band 4 : Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Band 4
About
Provided by Kevin Muhlendorf
Practice Areas
Kevin’s practice focuses on securities fraud, defense procurement fraud, health care fraud, commodities fraud, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters. As a former Assistant Chief in the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Senior Counsel in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Kevin has a unique experience he brings to defending complex, and often overlapping, civil and criminal enforcement investigations involving DOJ, SEC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and other financial regulatory authorities. He relies on his extensive prosecutorial experience to develop innovative compliance, investigative and trial strategies.
Career
Adjunct Professor, Complex Securities Investigations, Georgetown University Law Center (2015-Present); U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section, Securities and Financial Fraud Unit, Assistant Chief (2013-2016, Trial Attorney (2010-2013); Special Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (2010-2013); Senior Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement Division (2004-2010); Litigation Associate (2000-2004)
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, White Collar Crime Committee; District of Columbia Bar; International Association of Independent Corporate Monitors (IAICM); Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court; The Virginia Bar Association
Publications
DOJ Fraud Section's 2022 By The Numbers - Law360
Chambers Review
USA
Wiley partner Kevin Muhlendorf possesses impressive experience serving in senior roles in both the DOJ and SEC, and draws upon this to counsel a wide range of clients facing criminal and regulatory investigations and related enforcement proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kevin is extremely dedicated to his clients and does a nice job of understanding the legal nuances."
"Clients are very comfortable with Kevin. He is smart and very good at handling big and complicated cases."
"Kevin is extremely dedicated to his clients and does a nice job of understanding the legal nuances."
"Clients are very comfortable with Kevin. He is smart and very good at handling big and complicated cases."