Timothy Crudo

Timothy P. Crudo is a partner at Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass, where he is the head of the firm's White Collar Defense and Government Enforcement practice. He is a trial lawyer focusing primarily on investigations and cases brought by criminal prosecutors, government regulators, and shareholders in securities, corporate governance and white collar matters. He also defends clients in trade regulation, unfair competition, and other complex business and civil cases brought by regulators, consumers, and competitors. Tim has extensive criminal and civil jury, bench, and arbitration trial experience, including several prominent white collar criminal trials in California, the longest civil trial (a securities fraud class action) in the history of the Northern District of California, and the then-largest arbitration award (US$250 million) in the history of the International Chamber of Commerce. His clients have included corporations, Boards of Directors and their committees, and individuals in a range of industries, including banking, financial services, audit and accounting, life sciences, clean technology, the Internet, and the automotive industry. From 2003 to 2009, Tim served as an Assistant US Attorney in the Securities Fraud Section of the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California. In this role he investigated, prosecuted, and tried white collar and securities fraud crimes, including complex accounting fraud, insider trading, market manipulation, investment fraud, and bankruptcy fraud cases. Tim was named Chief of the Securities Fraud Section in 2007. Testimonials and endorsements do not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter.