Michael L. Whitlock, a former federal prosecutor, represents clients in antitrust and white-collar litigation, government and internal investigations, and related complex civil litigation. Michael serves clients in a variety of white-collar criminal matters, including criminal antitrust, False Claims Act (FCA) and qui tam litigation, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations, as well as Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) investigations and litigation. He has counseled clients regarding potential worldwide cartel violations, as well as defended against civil antitrust “pay-for-delay” actions.

Michael recently served as a criminal antitrust prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC. He was also a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. In addition, Michael served on a task force investigating and formulating DOJ’s response to various congressional subpoenas concerning the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Among other matters, Michael counsels an international pharmaceutical manufacturer in a class action defense of a “pay-for-delay” antitrust litigation. Additionally, he has counseled global companies in cartel compliance and the investigation of potential cartel violations. Michael has also counseled financial and environmental executives involved in Department of Justice investigations. In 2014, he successfully defended a major media organization by having a multimillion dollar defamation action successfully dismissed.