Spencer Pryor

Practice Areas

A former assistant U.S. attorney and counsel to the deputy attorney general, Spence is the co-leader of the firm’s state AG practice and a trial lawyer who helps clients navigate government investigations involving critical business issues. Whether a company is investigating international corruption issues, responding to a data breach, conducting a sensitive internal investigation, or litigating a consumer protection or false claims act matter, Spence has the experience counseling his clients around the globe. He helps businesses, boards, including audit and special committees, universities, nonprofits, executives, and individuals solve and avoid legal problems of all types. Spence has handled matters throughout the U.S. as well as internationally.

Spence concentrates his practice in white collar criminal defense, government (state and federal) investigations, and congressional investigations. Spence focuses on corporate compliance, health care litigation, defending and investigating matters related to the False Claims Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), cyber intrusion and data breach, Federal Trade Commission and state AG investigations related to consumer protection issues, including deceptive and unfair trade practices, and conducting internal corporate, including audit committee and special committee, investigations. Spence’s government investigations practice also includes routinely addressing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) issues and counseling clients on making and responding to FOIA requests.

Career

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney and counsel to the Deputy Attorney General; former member, Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission; board of visitors, University of Georgia School of Law.

Education