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Patrick F. Stokes

Patrick
Stokes

Partner

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pstokes@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 202.955.8504

FAX:+1 202.530.4214

Washington, D.C.

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-5306 USA

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PRACTICE

White Collar Defense and Investigations Anti-Money Laundering FCPA Litigation National Security Securities Enforcement

BIOGRAPHY

Patrick Stokes is a litigation partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington, D.C. office. He is a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations, Securities Enforcement, and Litigation Practice Groups.

Mr. Stokes’ practice focuses on internal corporate investigations, compliance reviews, government investigations, and enforcement actions regarding corruption, securities fraud, and financial institutions fraud. He has tried more than 30 federal jury trials as first chair, including high-profile white-collar cases, and handled 16 appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.  Mr. Stokes is equally comfortable leading confidential internal investigations, negotiating with government enforcement authorities, or advocating in court proceedings.  Mr. Stokes is ranked nationally and globally by Chambers USA and Chambers Global as a leading attorney in FCPA.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Stokes spent nearly 18 years with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). From 2014 to 2016 he headed the FCPA Unit, managing the DOJ’s FCPA enforcement program and all criminal FCPA matters throughout the United States, covering every significant business sector, and including investigations, trials, and the assessment of corporate anti-corruption compliance programs and monitorships.  Mr. Stokes also served as the DOJ’s principal representative at the OECD Working Group on Bribery working with law enforcement and policy setters from 41 signatory countries on anti-corruption enforcement policy issues.

From 2010 to 2014, he served as Co-Chief of the DOJ’s Securities and Financial Fraud Unit.  In this role, he oversaw investigations and prosecutions of financial fraud schemes involving accounting fraud, benchmark interest rate manipulations, insider trading, market manipulation, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) fraud, government procurement fraud, and large-scale mortgage fraud, among others.

From 2002 to 2008, Mr. Stokes served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, where he prosecuted a wide variety of financial fraud, immigration, and violent crime cases.  From 1998 to 2002, he served in the DOJ’s Tax Division as a trial attorney in the Western Criminal Enforcement Section.

Mr. Stokes received various awards while at the DOJ, including the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award in 2013 and 2014 and the Assistant Attorney General’s Exceptional Service Award (Criminal Division) in 2011 and 2014.

Mr. Stokes received his bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia, where he was an editorial board member of the Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law.

Mr. Stokes is a member of the Maryland State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.

Representative engagements include:

  • Representation of global medical device and pharmaceutical companies before the DOJ and SEC in an investigation of accounting practices and potential FCPA violations in more than a dozen countries in Asia, and obtained highly favorable resolutions with both agencies.
  • Representation of global nutrition company in an investigation before the DOJ and SEC of potential FCPA violations.
  • Representation of global technology company in investigation of kickback scheme and related civil litigation.
  • Representation of global technology company in anti-corruption due diligence in major investment in India and other anti-corruption investment due diligence efforts.
  • Representation of professional sports organization in DOJ and SEC investigation.
  • Representation of private equity firm in an investigation before the DOJ and SEC related to portfolio company accounting issues.
  • Representation of the Audit Committee of an educational services company before the DOJ and SEC in an FCPA investigation, and obtained declinations from both agencies.
  • Representation of global hospitality company before the DOJ and SEC in an FCPA investigation, and obtained declinations from both agencies.
  • Representation of Audit Committee of a medical diagnostics company in an investigation of whistleblower allegations related to accounting issues.
  • Conducting assessments of compliance programs and related internal financial controls across various industries.
  • Represented company executives in FCPA, securities fraud, False Claims Act, ITAR, and national security investigations by various government agencies.

EDUCATION

University of Virginia - 1998 Juris Doctor

University of Virginia - 1989 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

District of Columbia Bar

Maryland Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Webcasts - January 27, 2021 | Webcast: FCPA 2020 Year-End Update
Firm News - January 22, 2021 | Five Gibson Dunn Attorneys Named Among Washingtonian Magazine’s 2020 Top Lawyers
Client Alert - January 20, 2021 | What the CFTC’s Settlement with Vitol Inc. Portends about Enforcement Trends
Client Alert - January 13, 2021 | 2020 Year-End FCPA Update
Webcasts - January 12, 2021 | Webcast: FCPA Trends in the Emerging Markets of Asia, Russia, Latin America, India and Africa
Webcasts - November 17, 2020 | Webcast: Corporate Compliance and Sentencing Guidelines
Webcasts - November 13, 2020 | Webcast: Managing Internal Audit and Investigations
Webcasts - October 2, 2020 | Webcast: Negotiating Closure of Government Investigations: NPAs, DPAs, and Beyond
Client Alert - October 1, 2020 | SEC Amends Whistleblower Rules
Client Alert - July 17, 2020 | 2020 Mid-Year FCPA Update
Client Alert - July 7, 2020 | U.S. DOJ and SEC Issue First Comprehensive Update to FCPA Resource Guide Since 2012
Client Alert - June 4, 2020 | DOJ Updates Guidance Regarding Its “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs”
Webcasts - January 9, 2020 | Webcast: FCPA Trends in the Emerging Markets of China, Russia, Latin America, India and Africa
Client Alert - January 7, 2020 | 2019 Year-End FCPA Update
Webcasts - June 12, 2019 | Webcast: Negotiating Closure of Government Investigations: NPAs, DPAs, and Beyond
Client Alert - May 4, 2019 | Updated DOJ Criminal Division Guidance on the “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs”
Client Alert - January 7, 2019 | 2018 Year-End FCPA Update
Webcasts - September 19, 2018 | Webcast: Ten Years After Siemens: The Evolving Landscape of Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement
Client Alert - January 3, 2018 | 2017 Year-End FCPA Update
Article - December 12, 2017 | 40 Years Of FCPA: Cross-Border Efforts And Growing Risk
Client Alert - July 10, 2017 | 2017 Mid-Year FCPA Update
Webcasts - April 18, 2017 | Webcast – The New French Anti-Corruption Law (“Sapin II”) within the Global Compliance Landscape
Webcasts - January 25, 2017 | Webcast: Challenges in Compliance and Corporate Governance
Webcasts - January 10, 2017 | Webcast: FCPA Trends in the Emerging Markets of China, Russia, India, Africa and Latin America
Client Alert - January 3, 2017 | 2016 Year-End FCPA Update
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