Matthew J. Herrington

Partner

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Matthew J. Herrington is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he is a member of the Litigation Department.  Mr. Herrington's practice focuses primarily on white-collar defense, congressional investigations, internal investigations, and complex civil litigation.

Mr. Herrington has more than 10 years of experience in white-collar defense and complex civil litigation.  He has succeeded in a variety of individual and corporate representations in the areas of securities fraud, accounting fraud, environmental crime, FCPA,  and international extradition defense.  Mr. Herrington also has extensive experience managing and conducting civil litigation, including trial experience with a special emphasis on complex scientific and financial issues.  He has represented both individuals and institutions in investigations and inquiries conducted by the US House of Representatives, the US Senate, and a variety of administrative and regulatory agencies.

Mr. Herrington represented Riggs Bank N.A. in connection with both Senate investigations and hearings as well as the Department of Justice’s investigation and prosecution of the Bank.  Mr. Herrington counsels a wide variety of domestic and international institutions on BSA/AML and OFAC compliance and enforcement.

Prior to joining Steptoe, Mr. Herrington served as Counsel for the Presidential Campaign Finance Inquiry on behalf of the US Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, where he managed the investigation of campaign finance law compliance.  In this position, Mr. Herrington gained substantive experience in campaign finance, tax, and immigration fraud.

Select News & Events

• BBC Interviews Matthew Herrington on Possible Legal Action in UK Phone Hacking Scandal
• BBC Interviews Matthew Herrington on FCPA Implications of UK Phone Hacking Scandal
• BBC Interviews Matthew Herrington on UK Phone Hacking Scandal
• Roll Call Quotes Matt Herrington on Potential Ethics Investigation of Anthony Weiner
• Anti-Corruption Laws - Managing Investigations and Mitigating the Risks Seminar, May 11, 2011
• Reuters Quotes Steptoe Partner Matthew Herrington on Rajaratnam Trial
• "Conducting Internal Investigations for FCPA Cases," Georgia State Bar Workshop on FCPA International Business and Crime, September 2, 2010
• Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s "Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA): International Business" Seminar, April 30, 2010
• Brian Heberlig and Matthew Herrington Quoted in Corporate Crime Reporter
• Anti-Money Laundering & Off-Shoring Issues, November 19, 2008, Recent Developments in the World of Anti-Money Laundering
• “Compliance with US and European Anti-Corruption Legislation”, International Association of Drilling Contractors Drilling Africa Conference in Portugal, October 8, 2008
• Matt Herrington to Moderate Panel at Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Conference, May 8, 2008

Selected Publications

• UK Ministry of Justice Publishes Guidance to the UK Bribery Act; Announces Act to Enter into Force on July 1, 2011
  March 30, 2011
• FCPA Year in Review 2010
  March 15, 2011
• Hospitality Law Advisory - Allegations of Corrupt Practices Bring Hotel Company Under FCPA Scrutiny
  March 4, 2011
• International Law Advisory - Flurry of FCPA Cases Closes Out 2009; Enforcement Continues Apace in Early 2010
  March 16, 2010
• International Law Advisory - 2009 UK Anti-Corruption Year in Review
  February 22, 2010
• Private Investor Frederic Bourke Sentenced to Prison and $1 Million Fine
  November 16, 2009, International Law Advisory
• International Law Advisory - UK Company to Pay £6.6 Million in Foreign Bribery Conviction
  September 30, 2009
• International Law Advisory - SEC Adopts Several Expansive Applications of the Federal Securities Laws in the Recent FCPA Enforcement Action Against Nature’s Sunshine and Two Senior Executives
  September 8, 2009

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