Matthew Crowl

Matthew C. Crowl is a highly accomplished trial attorney and investigator. Matt is a fellow in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers and is the Lead of the firm's White Collar, Investigations & Compliance Practice Team. He has extensive experience in civil litigation, internal investigations, corporate compliance, business disputes, white collar crime matters, and governmental policy and operations — achieved in over 20 years of private practice as a corporate litigator and trial lawyer and more than 15 years of distinguished public service as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and First Deputy Chief of Staff for the City of Chicago.Matt's deep experience with juries, judges, and government officials helps him solve his clients' most difficult and complex problems. He has tried over 40 federal and state jury trials and arbitrations, winning numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts, and has argued more than a dozen times in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; he has successfully guided scores of corporations and individuals through complex litigation, sensitive internal investigations, and government compliance and enforcement matters both within the U.S. and overseas; he has deep experience with the False Claims Act (FCA), international trade and sanctions, health care fraud, anti-kickback laws, mail and wire fraud, antitrust, banking, securities, tax, accounting, environmental protection, employment, white collar crime, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), class actions, contract disputes, subpoena compliance, whistle-blower, OSHA, inspector general, and government contracting and program matters; he has helped secure numerous temporary restraining orders and injunctions; and while in public service he worked with the Chicago Police Department, state and federal agencies, and community groups to successfully lower Chicago's homicide rate.Specialties: Complex civil litigation, internal investigations, white collar criminal defense, and corporate compliance.