Brian C. Rabbitt

Brian C. Rabbitt of Jones Day is a litigator with extensive experience handling complex investigations, enforcement matters, and civil litigation at the highest levels of government and in private practice. His practice focuses on representing clients in matters involving the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Congress, and state attorneys general, as well as in internal investigations. Brian has been recognized as a "White Collar Rising Star" by Law360 and a "D.C. Rising Star" by the National Law Journal.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Brian was the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ's Criminal Division, where he led hundreds of prosecutors responsible for investigating and prosecuting white collar cases (including securities, commodities, and health care fraud), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, and money laundering (AML), public corruption, computer crime, intellectual property, and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) matters. Under Brian's leadership, the Criminal Division resolved several of the largest and most significant corporate criminal matters in DOJ history; prosecuted billions of dollars in health care fraud; and led the federal government's response to COVID-19-related stimulus fraud.

Before heading the Criminal Division, Brian served as Chief of Staff to the Attorney General, in senior enforcement and policy roles at the SEC, and in the White House Counsel's Office, where he advised officials on investigations, congressional oversight, and financial regulatory policy matters. Brian began his career at a leading Washington law firm, where his practice focused on complex civil litigation in the United States and abroad and government investigations and enforcement matters.