Anthony Pacheco

Anthony Pacheco is keenly focused on his clients' business objectives, and committed to minimizing the disruptive effects of litigation upon their businesses. Public and private entities, senior corporate executives, boards of directors and individuals rely on his skills as an effective crisis strategist and counselor, as well as an accomplished trial lawyer.

Anthony is the Deputy Chief of the firm's Corporate Defense & Investigations Group, Vice Chair of the Evaluations Committee, and has served on the firm's Governance, Diversity, Promotions, and Strategic Planning committees. He also has received firmwide recognition for his significant contributions to precedent-setting pro bono activities.

Anthony has been involved in an extensive and wide array of criminal, quasi-criminal, regulatory and parallel proceedings litigation including matters concerning stock options backdating, insider trading, wire and mail fraud, securities fraud, campaign finance, environmental crimes, defense contractor fraud, bank fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, international criminal matters, and criminal antitrust, among others.

Anthony has represented brokerages, banks, corporations, municipalities, studios, post-production companies, and individuals in Grand Jury, SEC, FINRA, NYSE, NFA, CFTC, AAA, JAMS, ADR Services, Special Master, MTA, Special Committee, and state and federal judicial proceedings and trials. He also has represented individuals and multinational corporations in international proceedings (amnesty from prosecution, information requests and extradition matters). Most recently, Anthony has handled internal investigations and tax matters in various areas throughout China and in Germany.

A former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, Anthony participated in all aspects of federal criminal prosecution, including numerous federal jury trials. He represented the United States in international proceedings, including the extradition of fugitives from foreign states, and served as a Commissioner for Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty Requests and Letters Rogatory. Anthony lectured at the Trial Advocacy Institute and at the Attorney General's National Advocacy Center, which provides training in criminal practice and trial advocacy to prosecutors throughout the United States and its territories. He also lectured on numerous occasions at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Southern California Drug Task Force, and the Bureau of Land Management regarding the enforcement of federal criminal laws and criminal procedure. Anthony also addressed a delegation of judges and prosecutors from the People's Republic of China regarding the American criminal justice system, and to prosecutors from South Korea regarding American criminal procedure.

Anthony recently completed four years on the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners (the last two as its President). In this capacity, he was the highest ranking official in LAPD and had a five-star rank.

As President of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners, Anthony's responsibilities included:

> Oversight of LAPD’s $1.3 billion budget, approximately 10,000 officers, and 3,000 civilian employees

> Review of all categorical uses of force, including officer-involved shootings and in-custody deaths

> Management of a staff of more than 90 members including administrators, analysts, sworn officers and investigators

> He spoke extensively in the media and to community groups on issues concerning policing in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said, "As a private citizen going above and beyond the call of duty - standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the cops on the beat - Anthony has redefined what it means 'to protect and to serve' the people and communities of Los Angeles." Anthony remains active in City affairs as an advisor to Mayor Villaraigosa.

Given his legal and public experience and background, Anthony is frequently called upon as a commentator for television, radio, print and on-line media sources.