"An incredibly talented and strong white-collar lawyer."
Chambers USA 2024
"Fantastic. He is both bright and sharp."
Chambers USA 2024
"He is someone to call with the most difficult and sensitive matters."
Chambers USA 2024
"Particularly skilled at representing prominent companies embroiled in cross-border investigations."
The Legal 500 US 2024
"Doug is an absolutely superb attorney, with extremely high attentiveness to client service. He is amazingly knowledgeable and able to effectively translate complex matters."
Chambers USA 2023
"Doug is an outstanding litigator and investigator with an incredible sense of calm in very difficult circumstances."
Chambers USA 2023
"Doug has a wonderful way with clients. He is very effective, smart, considered and thoughtful in the way he works through things."
Chambers USA 2023
"A very sophisticated lawyer with immense experience in FCPA and DOJ investigations."
Chambers USA 2022
"He has a strong ability to read through situations and give a practical and commercial assessment and recommendations balancing risk."
Chambers USA 2022
Profile
Douglas Greenburg represents clients in internal corporate investigations, white collar criminal matters, and SEC enforcement proceedings. He previously served as Global Chair of the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice, Global Vice Chair of the Litigation & Trial Department, and Local Chair of the Litigation & Trial Department.
Douglas draws on more than 25 years of experience with issues related to:
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
Money laundering
Economic sanctions and export control
Securities fraud
He counsels clients throughout the world on compliance with US laws and advises US clients on domestic compliance issues arising from international operations.
Douglas has particular experience representing public companies, as well as their boards and audit committees, in connection with high-stakes law enforcement and regulatory matters.
From 2003-2004, Douglas investigated terrorist financing as a member of the staff of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. In 1995 and 1996, he served with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement.
Douglas regularly appears in top rankings in legal publications, including Chambers and The Legal 500. Clients describe him as, “Fantastic … a great lawyer and an effective leader.”
Experience
Douglas' work includes representing:
A major technology company to obtain a declination from DOJ and a reasonable SEC resolution in an investigation of high-profile alleged FCPA violations by senior management concerning India
A major energy company in DOJ and SEC investigations concerning high-profile press allegations of corruption in Iraq and Kuwait
A leading oilfield services company in an SEC investigation related to three financial restatements
A publicly traded REIT in connection with DOJ and SEC FCPA investigations arising from the high-profile allegations against Walmart in Mexico
A leading global oilfield services company in a grand jury investigation of alleged violations of US economic sanctions on Iran and Sudan, resulting in a guilty plea for a subsidiary and no charges against the parent
The audit committee of a Middle Eastern defense company in an internal investigation of potential anti-corruption violations
A global technology company in building a world-class anti-corruption compliance program in the wake of a major government investigation
A US life sciences company to successfully negotiate a non-prosecution agreement with DOJ and an SEC settlement to resolve major FCPA investigations concerning Russia, Vietnam, and Thailand
A US-based manufacturer in obtaining declinations from DOJ and the SEC related to alleged FCPA violations in Eastern Europe
A major global bank on anti-money laundering issues associated with Chinese currency controls
Thought Leadership
Douglas regularly publishes articles on the FCPA, money laundering, terrorist financing, and the USA PATRIOT Act. He has spoken frequently on these subjects to a variety of audiences, including lawyers, bankers, compliance officers, and US government intelligence analysts.
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
District of Columbia
Education
JD, University of Chicago Law School, 1993 Order of the Coif, Member, University of Chicago Law Review, with Honors
Firm honored for regularly delivering results that dramatically reduce our clients’ financial exposure, prevent or navigate through potentially debilitating litigation, and manage possibly brand-destroying public discourse.
White Collar Defense & Investigations partners Douglas Greenburg, Eric Volkman, and Benjamin Naftalis and associate Alli Hugi discuss trade-based money laundering and terrorist financing in a chapter for GIR’s new guide.
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