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Dispute resolution — both inside and outside the courtroom — has been at the heart of Miller & Chevalier from the firm’s founding. Clients trust us to handle their most challenging litigation matters, many involving complex or novel issues. Our firm excels in litigation involving the federal government, combining extensive trial experience in civil and criminal cases, both jury and non-jury, with deep knowledge in core substantive areas of federal law.
We work cooperatively with clients to devise strategies that may prevent litigation or provide the best resolution possible for the client through negotiation, arbitration and mediation, or litigation. Our ability to communicate with our clients, opponents, judges, and juries is a distinctive feature of the firm and a direct result of insight gained from years of practical experience in litigation.
Our teams are composed of lawyers with deep experience in the substantive areas of the firm's practice, as well as general litigation skills, and they include lawyers with successful records in a wide array of regulatory and commercial disputes. Our litigators include former Assistant United States Attorneys, Justice Department attorneys, Labor Department attorneys, public defenders, and judicial clerks. Our lawyers have appeared before the vast majority of the federal trial courts in the country, every federal court of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as numerous federal agencies and state courts.
Our expertise includes:
- Tax Controversy & Litigation
- Government Contracts Litigation
- False Claims Act (FCA) Litigation
- ERISA and Employee Benefits Litigation
- National Security and Anti-Terrorism Act Litigation
- International Trade and Tariff Litigation
- Securities Enforcement Litigation
- White Collar Defense
- Commercial Contract Disputes and Business Torts
- Employment and Workplace Discrimination and Misconduct Litigation
- Trade Secrets Litigation
Spotlight
Government Experience
- Assistant United States Attorney, District of Columbia
- Assistant United States Attorney, District of New Jersey
- Director, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Senior Investigative Counsel, Special Committee on Investigations, U.S. Senate
- Chief, Special Litigation Division, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
- Senior Adviser for International Issues to SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Deputy Director, Office of International Affairs, U.S Securities and Exchange Commission
- Assistant Director, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Assistant Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Appellate Deputy Public Defender, Nevada State Public Defender's Office
- Trial Attorney, Fraud Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice
- Trial Attorney and Director of Training, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
- Supervising Attorney, Trial Division, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
- Staff Attorney, Appellate and Trial Divisions, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
- Senior Counsel/Assistant General Counsel, Contract Law Division, Office of the General Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency
- Attorney, Contract Law Division, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
- Chief Trial Attorney, U.S. Army
- Trial Attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Rankings and Recognition
Chambers USA
- Corporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite (Nationwide), 2021 - 2026
- Corporate Crime & Investigations (Nationwide), 2015 - 2020
- ERISA Litigation (USA-Nationwide), 2015 - 2026
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (District of Columbia), 2011 - 2026
Chambers Global
- Brazil Corporate Crime & Investigations (International Firms), 2023 - 2026
- Corporate Crime & Investigations (Latin America-International Counsel), 2015 - 2026
- Corporate Crime & Investigations (USA), 2016 - 2026
- Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (Global: Multi-Jurisdictional), 2017 - 2026
- FCPA (USA), 2015 - 2026
- Investigations & Enforcement (International & Cross-Border) (USA), 2020 - 2026
Chambers Latin America
- Corporate Crime & Investigations (International Counsel), 2015 - 2026
Chambers Brazil
- Corporate Crime & Investigations (International Counsel), 2022 - 2025
Legal 500
- Antitrust: Cartel (U.S.), 2015 - 2026
- Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Criminal Defense - Advice to Corporates (U.S.), 2011 - 2026
- Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Criminal Defense - Advice to Individuals (U.S.), 2011 - 2026
- Labor & Employment: ERISA Litigation (U.S.), 2012 - 2026
Legal 500 Latin America
- International Firms: Compliance and Investigations, 2021 - 2026
Global Investigations Review
- GIR 30 Top Global Investigations Practice, 2015 - 2025
- Boutique or Regional Practice of the Year, 2016
Latinvex
- Top 10 Latin American FCPA, Fraud & Investigations Firm, 2015 - 2026
- Top 10 Latin American Trade & Sanctions Firm, 2023 - 2026
Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms"
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar (District of Columbia), 2010 - 2026
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar (National), 2019 - 2026
- Litigation - ERISA (District of Columbia), 2011 - 2026
- Litigation - ERISA (National), 2013 - 2026
- Litigation - Securities (District of Columbia), 2024 - 2025
- Securities Regulation (National), 2024 - 2025
- Commercial Litigation (District of Columbia), 2011 - 2012, 2014 - 2018
News and Events
Events
Speaking Engagement
FBA-NOVA: Annual SCOTUS Term in Review
Speaking Engagement
Economic Crime Prevention Europe
Speaking Engagement
Federal Communications Bar Association CLE: Government Contracts 101
Speaking Engagement
Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association Annual Program
Speaking Engagement
The Catholic University of America Founders Day Alumni Panel
Publications
External Publication
State Department Announces Plan to End Syria's Status as State Sponsor of Terrorism
Internal Publication
The ERISA Edit: Important Circuit Court Retirement and Health Plan Rulings and DOL Guidance
Internal Publication
DOJ's National Security Division Issues First-Ever Corporate Declination Under New Department-Wide Enforcement Policy
Internal Publication
New Tools, New Risks: Lessons Learned from Two Recent Tariff-Related Cases
Internal Publication
The ERISA Edit: The Supreme Court Weighs In as Enforcement Refocuses
Department Chair
Department Vice Chair