Recognized in “500 Leading Litigators in America,” Lawdragon, 2024–2026
Recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Best Lawyers®, 2013–2014, 2020–2026
Recognized as Lawyer of the Year for Litigation - Securities (Washington, D.C.), Best Lawyers®, 2025
Recognized in “500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management,” Lawdragon, 2025
Highly ranked in Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations (District of Columbia), Chambers USA, 2012–2014, 2019–2025
Recognized as a Local Litigation Star and National Practice Area Star in White Collar Crime, Benchmark Litigation, 2019–2025
Recognized in Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense, The Legal 500 U.S., 2012–2013, 2018, 2020–2024
Named in the “Hall of Fame,” Lawdragon, 2023
Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award, The American Lawyer, 2023
Recognized as Lawyer of the Year for Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Washington, D.C.), Best Lawyers®, 2022
Recognized in Financial Services: Litigation, The Legal 500 U.S., 2013–2014, 2018–2019
Recognized in Securities Litigation: Defense, The Legal 500 U.S., 2018
Recognized as one of Washington’s Best Lawyers, Washingtonian, 2011, 2014
Tier 1 in Litigation: Securities (District of Columbia), Chambers USA, 2012–2014
Highly ranked in Securities: Regulation: Enforcement (Nationwide), Chambers USA, 2012–2014
Highly ranked in Securities: Litigation (Nationwide), Chambers USA, 2012–2014
Recognized on the NACD Directorship 100 (a list of the most influential leaders in corporate governance), National Association of Corporate Directors, 2012