Jerrob Duffy represents clients facing white collar investigations and regulatory enforcement, counsels clients on corporate compliance and risk assessment, and handles complex civil litigation. Jerrob’s deep experience in these areas and courtroom skills, honed during his many years as a federal white collar prosecutor, allow him to provide a critical perspective to domestic and international entities and individuals facing government scrutiny. Jerrob has particular expertise in matters involving Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), securities and commodities enforcement, and international money laundering and financial crimes investigations. Jerrob is a seasoned litigator, having tried more than 20 cases before a jury, including 15 of those as lead trial counsel.
As the former Chief of the Litigation Unit of the US Department of Justice Criminal Division, Fraud Section, Jerrob supervised complex, multi-district litigation, including numerous noteworthy trial and appellate matters. In this capacity, and previously as an Assistant US Attorney focused on white collar crimes, he supervised and prosecuted a range of cases involving foreign bribery and corruption, securities and commodities violations, financial institution fraud, accounting fraud, money laundering, and decentralized finance and crypto-related violations, often working in parallel with regulators at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Bureau of the US Department of the Treasury (FinCEN), and other agencies.
As a federal prosecutor and supervisor, Jerrob has also evaluated compliance programs of publicly traded companies, including remediation efforts when companies have engaged in alleged violations of the securities and commodities laws.
Prior to leading the Litigation Unit of the US Department of Justice Criminal Division, Fraud Section, Jerrob created and led the section’s Special Matters Unit (SMU). Under his leadership, the unit devised new strategies for handling privilege litigation in white collar investigations and charged cases, successfully employing privilege litigation strategies in dozens of criminal cases across the country. Jerrob's expertise with privilege and legal ethics issues also includes serving as professional responsibility officer in the Fraud Section.
After serving as a law clerk to US District Judge Joan A. Lenard in the Southern District of Florida, Jerrob began his legal career in private practice, focusing on white collar and commercial litigation in New York and, later, internationally.
FCPA and Corruption
Securities Enforcement
Commodities Enforcement