Kevin M. Lally

Shareholder

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Kevin M. Lally is a Shareholder in the Firm’s Los Angeles office and a member of its Litigation and White Collar and Investigations practice groups. A former federal prosecutor, Mr. Lally is an accomplished trial and appellate attorney with extensive experience successfully resolving large scale federal criminal investigations, complex civil matters and novel regulatory issues. He specializes in high-stakes litigation, white-collar defense, and internal investigations and his practice covers a broad spectrum of industries, providing critical legal counsel to corporations, public entities, financial institutions, private equity firms, and individuals.

With a career spanning nearly two decades as a federal prosecutor and now as a trusted legal advisor in private practice, Mr. Lally has earned a reputation for his strategic approach to navigating the intricacies of complex cases and utilizing his deep understanding of federal agency practice to confidentially secure successful resolutions on behalf of his corporate and individual clients before, among others, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). His diverse practice includes both plaintiff and defense representations and regularly addresses matters involving RICO, money laundering, AML compliance, insider trading, the False Claims Act, health care, bank and wire fraud, and cross-border regulatory compliance and criminal enforcement. He also has conducted large-scale internal investigations for corporations, addressing allegations of financial misconduct and regulatory violations.

During his tenure as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California, Mr. Lally served as the Chief of the International Narcotics, Money Laundering, and Racketeering Section, Deputy Chief of the Violent & Organized Crime Section and Senior Litigation Counsel in the Major Frauds Section. He prosecuted and supervised hundreds of cases that addressed virtually every area of federal criminal enforcement, including RICO, money laundering, health care fraud, wire fraud, computer crimes, narcotics distribution and diversion, wiretapping, and perjury. A skilled courtroom advocate, Mr. Lally tried 15 cases, convicting every defendant, and argued 18 appeals before the Ninth Circuit. His cases were among the highest profile and most significant prosecutions in the district’s recent history, earning him national recognition and multiple awards, including Prosecutor of the Year.

Awards and Honors

Top 100 Lawyers, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2023
Irish Legal 100, 2021 & 2022
Legal 500 United States, Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense, 2020, 2021, 2022
Criminal Law Trailblazer, The National Law Journal, 2020
Director’s Award: Superior Performance by an Assistant United States Attorney – Appellate, Executive Office for United States Attorneys, 2017
California Lawyer Attorney of the Year, Criminal Law, California Lawyer Magazine, 2013
Prosecutor of the Year, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2009

Professional Involvement

California Lawyers Association Criminal Law Section: Executive Board Member (2020-2023); Advisor (2023-present)