Philip Inglima

Practice Areas

White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement

Anti-Corruption and FCPA

False Claims Act and Procurement Fraud

Monitorships and Independent Counsel

Investigations

Congressional Investigations

Environmental and Safety Compliance and Investigations

Government Contracts Investigations

False Claims Act and Procurement Fraud

Securities Fraud and Financial Investigations

Career

Phil Inglima chairs Crowell & Moring's Management Board, serves on the firm's Executive Committee, and is a partner in its White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Group, having formerly acted as co-chair of the group. Clients turn to Phil for the exceptional skill, insight, and judgment he has honed over more than three decades at the center of major national and international controversies relating to business and politics. He has guided clients through litigation and trials in federal and civil courts and a variety of agency and administrative enforcement proceedings, achieving results that often were critical to preserving the viability and prosperity of companies, and the liberty of individuals. He has conducted sensitive investigations, garnering the trust and respect of both corporate boards and federal enforcement officials. When the stakes are high, Phil has provided the seasoned, calm, and strategic counsel essential to navigating existential crises and threats. He has applied his skills in service of both the powerful and those without means, maintaining an active pro bono practice, in keeping with the profession’s and Crowell’s best traditions.

Phil has tried a range of criminal and civil matters in both federal and state courts, and argued appeals and post-judgment petitions. He likewise has extensive experience handling congressional investigations and professional responsibility proceedings. Since 2007, Phil has been recognized by clients and peers as a leading lawyer in the area of White Collar Crime & Government Investigations in Chambers USA, which has praised his “commanding presence” and “gravitas” as an advocate and counselor. Numerous other international and regional publications have recognized his distinction, including Super Lawyers, Global Investigations Review, and The Best Lawyers In America.

Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Phil served for two years as a Senior Associate Independent Counsel in the investigation of then-Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt. On that probe, Phil led a team examining allegations of perjury, bribery, influence peddling, and campaign finance fraud involving a cabinet officer, White House officials, and national political organizations. This role drew upon his extensive experience representing business people and numerous elected and appointed government officials in public corruption and fraud prosecutions during his partnership with Plato Cacheris.

A 1984 graduate of Georgetown University's College of Arts & Sciences and a 1988 graduate of Georgetown Law Center, Phil remains actively engaged in the Georgetown community. From 2006 to 2008, he served as President of Georgetown's Alumni Association and a member of the University's Board of Directors, and he has received the highest honors conveyed by the University and its law school for his service to alma mater and his achievements in the legal profession. He also has served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law Center, teaching a course in Federal White Collar Crime.

Professional Memberships

D.C. Bar; former chair of the Criminal Law & Individual Rights section steering committee, the Council on Sections, and the Nominations Committee

The Barristers, member 1998 to present

The Lawyers Club of Washington, member 2004 to present

Georgetown University Alumni Association, Board of Governors, 1997-2014; President, 2006-2008

Georgetown University, Board of Directors, 2006-2008

The Gault Center (formerly National Juvenile Defender Center), Board of Directors, 2000-2022; Chair, 2014-2021