Overview

Jeremy is an incredible lawyer.” “[He] provides invaluable assistance” and “takes the time to understand our issues and provide sound advice that fits our unique needs.” - Chambers USA

Jeremy Dresner is a government, regulatory & internal investigations partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Jeremy’s practice focuses on government and internal investigations, regulatory counseling and crisis management assistance. He regularly counsels market-leading companies, financial institutions and senior executives facing high-stakes reputational matters, frequently in connection with enforcement proceedings, congressional investigations and actions with significant collateral consequences.

Jeremy is a trusted counselor to some of the world’s highest-profile companies, particularly as they face scrutiny from regulators, law enforcement and Congress. He provides investigations-related guidance, regulatory advice and strategic counseling to a broad range of companies and senior executives confronting criminal, civil and congressional matters. He regularly advises companies facing public affairs challenges at the intersection of law and policy and prepares CEOs and other senior executives to testify before Congress.

Many of Jeremy’s clients are among the world’s leading financial institutions.

He is experienced in leading complex internal investigations and teams of lawyers in responding to enforcement inquiries by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Inspector General’s offices and other government regulators.

Jeremy has conducted numerous internal investigations, both in the U.S. and abroad, relating to many prominent topics, including anti–money laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) enforcement, consumer financial protection, offshore tax evasion, insider fraud, whistleblower complaints and public corruption.

He has represented clients before the DOJ, Congress, State AGs, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FINRA, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Inspector General's offices, among others.

Jeremy also has served as a Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke Law School, teaching a course on congressional investigations in the private sector.

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Recognition

Recognized by Lawdragon for “500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management,” 2025

Named by The Legal 500 U.S. as a “Next Generation Partner” for Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense, 2025; additionally recognized for Financial Services Litigation, 2025; Government Relations, 2025; and Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense, 2021

Recognized by Chambers USA for Government Relations: Congressional Investigation, 2022–2025

Recognized by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” in government relations (Washington, D.C.), 2016–2017

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • District of Columbia
  • California

Courts

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Education

  • Duke University School of LawJ.D.magna cum laude2006
    Order of the Coif
  • Duke UniversityB.A., Public Policycum laude2000