Reid H. Weingarten

Reid Weingarten is widely recognized as one of the nation's top white-collar criminal defense lawyers.  In 2012 Chambers USA gave him a top-tier ranking nationwide in the category Litigation: Trial Lawyers, as well as the rare distinction of a “star” ranking in the Washington category Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations.  Chambers also presented him with its sole Award for Excellence in white-collar litigation.  In 2011, The National Law Journal named him one of the "Most Influential Lawyers in White-Collar Defense" and selected him for its annual feature on "Winning."  Who’s Who Legal has named him “International Business Crime Defense Lawyer of the Year” for six consecutive years, noting in 2012 that he was the most highly regarded lawyer in its research and was variously described as "the dean of white-collar criminal defense," "DC’s finest trial lawyer," and "utterly superb."

Mr. Weingarten works from Steptoe's Washington and New York offices, and has represented individuals and corporations in some of the most high-profile cases in the country.  Prior to joining the firm, he served as a trial attorney for the Public Integrity Section of the US Department of Justice and as a deputy district attorney for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

Representative Matters

Recent representations include:

• Former WorldCom CEO, Bernard Ebbers
• Former Enron Accounting Officer, Richard Causey
• Former General Counsel of Tyco, Mark Belnick
• Former CEO of Duane Reade, Anthony Cuti
• Former President of Monster.com, James Treacy
• Former CEO of Neteller, Gordon Herman
• Washington, DC Developer, Douglas Jemal
• Navy Quarterback, Lamar Owens
• Former CEO of Gen Re, Elizabeth Monrad
• Washington, DC Detective, Erick Brown
• The Republic of Kazakhstan

Some prior representations include:

• Former US Secretary of Commerce, Ronald Brown
• Former US Secretary of Agriculture, A. Michael Espy
• Former Teamsters President, Ronald Carey
• Former Chairman of the US House of Representatives Transportation Committee, Bud Shuster
• Yah Lin (Charlie) Trie and Pauline Kanchanalak (in connection with the Democratic National Committee fundraising investigations)
• Former Press Secretary to Henry Cisneros, John Rosales
• Managing Director and Head of Global Finance for Credit Suisse First Boston, William Brady

Mr. Weingarten has also represented clients in the following high-profile investigations:

• Whitewater investigation
• Columbia HCA investigation
• Archer Daniels Midland investigation
• Drexel investigation
• Salomon Brothers investigation
• III Wind investigation
• BCCI investigation
• G.E./Israel investigation
• FDA/generic drug & tobacco investigation
• House Bank investigation
• Democratic National Convention Fundraising investigation

In addition, Mr. Weingarten is committed to his clients and to the community.  He is the chairman and co-founder, along with US Attorney General Eric Holder, of a non-profit program, See Forever Foundation, which is designed to assist juvenile offenders in rehabilitation to prevent recidivism.

Speaking Engagements

• Giants of the Trial Bar: Handling High Profile Cases, New York City Bar Center for CLE, April 17, 2008;
• Corporate Counsel Institute, Georgetown University Law Center, March 6-7, 2008;
• Subpoenaing Sources: Lessons for the Libby Case, ABA Section Criminal Justice, October 18, 2007;
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, American Conference Institute, March 27-28, 2007;
• New Challenges, New Opportunities, Council of Institutional Investors, March 19, 2007;
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, American Conference Institute, November 8-9, 2006;
• National Institute on Securities Fraud, ABA Section Criminal Justice, September 28-29, 2006;
• National Convention of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, June 16, 2006;
• Defending the White Collar Case, Georgetown CLE and NACDL, September 22-23, 2005.

Noteworthy

• Named one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America by the National Law Journal 2006, 2013 
• Listed as one of the Most Influential Lawyers in White-Collar Defense in the National Law Journal 2011
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America 1993-2014, White-Collar Criminal Defense
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2014, Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Received Star Individual Rating for Chambers USA 2012-2013: America's Leading Business Lawyers; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (District of Columbia)
• Chambers USA Award for Excellence in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; winner, 2012, nominee, 2011-2013
• Received a #1 Ranking in Chambers USA 2010-2013: America's Leading Business Lawyers; Litigation: Trial Lawyers (Nationwide)
• Named as a leading lawyer in Chambers Global 2008-2013: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business; Litigation: Trial Lawyers (Nationwide)
• Received a #1 Ranking in Chambers USA 2008-2011: America's Leading Business Lawyers; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (District of Columbia)
• Distinguished as a Top 100 attorney in Washington, DC Super Lawyers 2011-2013
• Listed in Washington, DC Super Lawyers 2007-2013
• Who's Who Legal Global Business Crime Defense Lawyer of the Year, 2007-2012
• Named in "Best Lawyers" for White-Collar Criminal Defense by Washingtonian magazine, 2013
• Named a Superstar in Criminal Defense by Washingtonian magazine, 2011
• Recommended by Legal 500 US 2008, 2012-2013 for Litigation: White-Collar Criminal Defense 
• Recommended by Legal 500 US 2012-2013 as a Leading Lawyer for Litigation: Trial Lawyers
• EuroMoney's Expert Guide to the Best of the Best USA (2009, 2011)
• EuroMoney's Expert Guide to the World's Leading White Collar Crime Lawyers (2008, 2010)
• Washington, DC White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year for 2010 by Best Lawyers
• Listed as a "Hall of Famer" in Ethisphere’s 2009 Attorneys Who Matter for Traditional White Collar
• Leading Lawyer, Litigation - Legal Times, 2006
• Leading Lawyer, Litigation - Legal Times, 2003
• Career Achievement Award - Dickinson Law School, 2001
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1995
• Special Counsel to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, "October Surprise" investigation, 1992
• Associate Independent Counsel, Iran-Contra Affair, 1988
• Special Prosecutor for the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska, 1988
• Listed in Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America for White-Collar, 2011
• Listed in Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers in America, 2011

Select News & Events

• Washingtonian Names Steptoe Partners to ‘Best Lawyers’ List
• Securities Docket Names Steptoe’s Khinda, Weingarten to ‘Enforcement 40’
• Steptoe Receives 80 Individual Mentions in Best Lawyers 2014
• Steptoe Receives 18 Practice, 65 Individual Mentions in Legal 500 US 2013
• Steptoe Receives 19 Practice, 56 Individual Mentions in Chambers USA 2013
• Washington, DC Super Lawyers Recognizes 42 Steptoe Attorneys
• "Ado, I Do, Adieu: Claudio v. Hero," The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Annual Mock Trial, April 30, 2012
• "Recent Trials" and "Prosecution of Attorneys in Connection with Providing Legal Advice," 26th Annual National Institute on White-Collar Crime Conference, March 1, 2012

Selected Publications

• Corporate Fraud Defense Report (Vol 1 No 6)
  June 2006
• Defense Witness Immunity Doctrine
  The Time Has Come To Give It Strength to Address Prosecutorial Overreaching
  June 2006, American Criminal Law Review
• Corporate Fraud Defense Report (Vol 1 No 5)
  May 2006
• Corporate Fraud Defense Report (Vol 1 No 4)
  April 2006
• Corporate Fraud Defense Report ( Vol 1 No 3)
  March 2006
• Corporate Fraud Defense Report ( Vol 1 No 2)
  February 2006
• Corporate Fraud Defense Report (Vol 1 No 1)
  January 2006
• Representing the General Counsel
  2004, Litigation Magazine

Professional Affiliations

• Co-founder, See Forever Foundation, juvenile offender aftercare program, 1995-present
• Council Member, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, 1996-1997
• Chairman, White Collar Crime Committee, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, 1992-1994