Jeff leads litigation and investigation teams that focus on developing effective legal strategies to achieve optimal results for clients. Companies frequently call on Jeff to help them defend their most challenging and complex matters. Jeff is a trusted adviser and creative strategist who has secured favorable results in state and federal courts, mediation and arbitration forums, and at trial.
For more than 25 years, Jeff has represented individuals and companies in complex business disputes, class actions, State Attorneys General (State AG) litigation and investigations, white-collar criminal cases, and government enforcement actions. He regularly conducts internal investigations, both of alleged misconduct and to proactively assess risk, on behalf of companies across a broad range of industries. In addition, he frequently counsels clients on matters involving the False Claims Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Jeff’s clients come from a broad range of industries—including financial services, healthcare, medical device, technology, and sports-and they turn to him to manage crises of far-reaching scope and great complexity.
In his sports practice, Jeff helps businesses, leagues, and teams navigate the unique legal issues concerning sponsorship, licensing, employment, and ownership disputes. He also conducts high-profile and sensitive investigations for both leagues and teams.
Jeff co-heads Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at O’Melveny.
Litigation and Arbitrations
- Defending managed care organization in multiple cases brought by out-of-network medical providers alleging RICO conspiracy and state-law causes of action
Internal and Government-Initiated Investigations
- Representing a professional services company in multiple OIG and internal investigations
Sports
- Defending a boxing promoter in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the estate of a boxer critically injured during a fight
Compliance and Counseling
- Counseled a financial services company on PPP loan eligibility
Class Actions
- Representing a consumer products company in multiple class actions involving privacy issues
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Maryland
Education
- University of Maryland, JD
- University of Pennsylvania, BA
Honors & Awards
- Named to the “500 Leading Litigators in America” list for Business Litigation, Class Actions, White Collar, Investigations by Lawdragon (2025)
- Recommended by The Legal 500 US for Sport (2021, 2024) and Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense (2021-2022)
Professional Activities
Speaker
- Webinar: “Investigating Employee Sexual Misconduct in the Age of Social Media: How #MeToo Has Elevated Sexual Harassment to a Critical Compliance, Governance, and Reputational Issue” (June 7, 2018)