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Patrick Stokes is a litigation partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington, D.C. office. He is the co-chair of the Anti-Corruption and FCPA Practice Group and a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations, National Security, Securities Enforcement, Trials, and Litigation Practice Groups.
Patrick’s practice focuses on internal corporate investigations, government investigations, enforcement actions regarding corruption, securities fraud, and financial institutions fraud, and compliance reviews. 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. Patrick regularly represents companies and individuals before the DOJ and SEC, in court proceedings, and in confidential internal investigations. Patrick’s experience covers every significant business sector and includes investigations, trials, and the assessment of corporate anti-corruption compliance programs and monitorships.
He is recognized by Chambers Global and Chambers USA, noting his “impressive government experience, having previously served as head of the FCPA unit at the DOJ” and that he “is regularly called on by corporations facing major investigations by the DOJ and SEC.” He is also regularly recognized by Global Investigations Review, Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders USA, and Best Lawyers in America®.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Patrick headed the FCPA Unit of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he managed the FCPA enforcement program and all criminal FCPA matters throughout the United States. Patrick also served as the DOJ’s principal representative at the OECD Working Group on Bribery, working with law enforcement and policymakers from 41 signatory countries on anti-corruption enforcement policy issues.
Patrick also served as Co-Chief of the DOJ’s Securities and Financial Fraud Unit, overseeing investigations and prosecutions of financial fraud schemes involving corporations, financial institutions, and individuals. He also 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. Patrick received multiple awards while at the DOJ, including the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award and the Assistant Attorney General’s Exceptional Service Award (Criminal Division).
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Patrick 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. He is a member of the Maryland State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.
University of Virginia - 1998 Juris Doctor
University of Virginia - 1989 Bachelor of Arts
District of Columbia Bar
Maryland Bar