Michael S Diamant

Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Michael S Diamant is a partner in the Washington, DC, office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the white-collar defence and investigations practice group, and serves on the firm’s finance committee. His practice focuses on white-collar criminal defence, internal investigations and corporate compliance.

Mr Diamant has broad white-collar defence experience representing corporations and corporate executives facing criminal and regulatory charges. He has represented clients in an array of matters, including accounting and securities fraud, antitrust violations and environmental crimes, before law enforcement and regulators, such as the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr Diamant also has managed numerous internal investigations for publicly traded corporations and conducted fieldwork in 19 countries on five continents. Mr Diamant also regularly advises major corporations on the structure and effectiveness of their compliance programmes. This often includes reviewing reporting mechanisms, internal payment controls and compliance messaging, and drafting new compliance materials, such as ethics and anti-corruption handbooks.