Jimmy Rotstein is a senior associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a former federal prosecutor with extensive experience in litigating high-stakes criminal and civil matters across a broad range of practice areas. Jimmy specializes in white-collar criminal matters, government investigations, internal investigations, and complex civil litigation. He has first-chaired federal jury and bench trials and has argued significant motions at every stage of litigation.
Jimmy was recently recognized in the 2025 editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Criminal Defense: White-Collar.
Jimmy represents individuals and major companies in high-profile criminal and civil matters, which include:
- Represented COO of publicly traded company who was the target of parallel DOJ and SEC investigations involving alleged financial fraud. All criminal charges were dismissed.
- Represented CFO of publicly traded company in SEC investigation alleging market manipulation. SEC closed the investigation and no charges were filed.
- Represented multiple real estate companies in criminal investigation conducted by United States Attorney’s Office. No criminal charges were filed.
- Secured dismissal with prejudice on behalf of major healthcare company for alleged securities laws violations.
From 2019 - 2021, Jimmy served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California. During his time at the United States Attorney’s Office, he successfully prosecuted a wide range of federal crimes including international money laundering, various frauds and conspiracies, human smuggling, and importation and distribution of controlled substances. Jimmy also successfully briefed cases before the Ninth Circuit and led a successful multi-year investigation involving a complex conspiracy.
Before his tenure at the United States Attorney’s Office, he was an associate at Latham & Watkins LLP. During that time, he specialized in white-collar criminal and complex litigation matters, in which he obtained multiple favorable resolutions for his clients.
Jimmy received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. While at Georgetown, he was a member of the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy. Jimmy received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. While at UCLA, Jimmy was a member of the UCLA football team, where he was a multiple letter winner and elected to the Pac-10 All-Academic team for two consecutive years.
He is admitted to practice law in the State of California and before the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the Northern District of California, the Southern District of California, and the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- Georgetown University - 2015 Juris Doctor
- University of California - Los Angeles - 2010 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar
Clerkships:
- US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, 2013