Thomas J Perrelli

Career

As a strategic advisor, accomplished litigator, crisis manager and one of Washington’s most respected counselors, Tom Perrelli guides companies and their senior leadership through their most complex legal, regulatory, and business challenges. Whether the issues involve government investigations, congressional inquiries, interest from state regulators, public policy changes, or media scrutiny, clients turn to Tom for his ability to advance and defend their interests in complicated landscapes. Tom is a problem-solver, capable of developing and deploying a wide range of tools to move the company past significant problems or substantially mitigate their impact.

Tom’s wide field of vision is informed by his deep experience with the US Department of Justice, numerous other federal regulators, Congress, and the state Attorney General community. Tom’s work often involves negotiation of complex multi-party settlements, development of legislative or regulatory initiatives, and responding to congressional investigations, including preparing CEOs and senior executives to testify before Congress and state legislatures.

Tom created the firm’s Government Controversies and Public Policy Litigation Practice to bring a multi-disciplinary approach to clients’ most complex problems. As former Associate Attorney General of the United States, Tom was responsible for the Department’s Civil, Antitrust, Civil Rights, Environment and Natural Resources, and Tax Divisions. He also oversaw the United States Trustee Program, the Office of Justice Programs and the Office on Violence Against Women. During this time, Tom served as lead federal negotiator on some of the largest settlements in history and oversaw all of the United States’ civil litigation. Tom leverages that experience and the relationships he developed to advocate for his clients today, with one federal judge calling him a “settlement guru.”