CRYPTO - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Crime Committee, Ethics Subcommittee, Chair
A former federal prosecutor and White House attorney, Mr. Firestone is a trial lawyer with a wide-ranging litigation practice that includes investigations, white-collar defense, civil litigation, plaintiff matters, and whistleblower representation. Mr. Firestone founded www.cryptowhistleblower.com to help whistleblowers earn rewards by exposing fraud in the crypto space. He regularly appears in court to represent whistleblowers and has argued cases before the United States Supreme Court. In his free time, Mr. Firestone enjoys traveling, skiing, and playing basketball with his sons. He is an avid reader of books on philosophy and law. Mr. Firestone received a J.D., cum laude at Harvard Law School and graduated from Princeton University
Job Titles:
- Member of the Education Committee
- Partner
Mr. Levy's practice encompasses commercial litigation and complex white-collar matters with a specialty in the representation of clients under investigation by the Justice Department, grand juries, Congress, government enforcement agencies, inspector generals, and internal corporate inquiries.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Education Committee
- Partner
A Washington lawyer, Ms. Whitney has held senior positions in the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government. Most recently, she served as Special Assistant and Senior Counsel to President Barack Obama, where she led the judicial nominations and clemency teams within the Office of the White House Counsel. For nominations, her responsibilities included the selection, vetting, and confirmation of President Obama's judicial nominees. Her clemency team responsibilities included advising the President on commutations, pardons, and issues of executive clemency. Prior to her work at the White House, Ms. Whitney served as Chief Counsel for Nominations to U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, where she worked on a number of congressional investigations and led a team of committee lawyers and staff dedicated to all aspects of the vetting and confirmation of federal judicial and executive nominations. Prior to serving in the government, Ms. Whitney practiced in the Washington and Los Angeles offices of Sidley Austin LLP.
Ms. Whitney is a highly accomplished attorney specializing in a diverse range of investigations, including international, government, and internal corporate matters.
Ms. Abrishami represents organizations and individuals under investigation or participating in inquiries by the Department of Justice, Congress, the IRS, and other federal and state entities. She advocates on behalf of her clients with government officials and facilitates interactions with media to forestall negative consequences for clients, and she manages crises as they arise to prevent worst-case scenarios from being realized. Where matters proceed to indictment, she navigates clients through the justice system to achieve the best possible outcome.
Ms. Abrishami is an experienced trial attorney and former federal prosecutor. Her practice includes white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, and complex civil litigation.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Education Committee
- Partner
- Member of the Firm
Ms. Clattenburg is a member of the firm's litigation and investigations practice groups. She has represented clients in high profile, high stakes investigations and litigation.
Job Titles:
- President of the United Auto Workers
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner at Levy Firestone Muse LLP
Bob has been a partner at Levy Firestone Muse LLP since 2014. Prior to that, he was a partner at Stein Mitchell & Muse LLP from 1983 to 2014. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (Congressional Investigations seminar); Lecturer, Trial Advocacy Workshop, Harvard Law School; Instructor, DC Bar Trial Practice program; an an Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Bob is a graduate of Boston College and the Georgetown University Law Center. Following law school, he clerked for Judge Frank J. Murray of the United States Court in Boston. He is a member of the Bars of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Massachusetts.
Bob has been selected by various peer review publications, including: Best Lawyers in Washington, for civil litigation and white collar criminal defense work, for over 25 years; Lawyer with Distinction, National Law Journal; rated AV Preeminent for 35 Years (the highest possible peer review rating in legal ability and ethical standards) by Martindale Hubbell; selected as among America's Most Honored Lawyers by American Registry; selected as one of the top 100 Irish-American lawyers.
Bob Muse is a partner at Levy Firestone Muse LLP and one of Washington's leading trial lawyers. A fixture of the D.C. legal community for many years, Bob has represented clients in some of the highest profile civil, criminal and congressional matters.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Education Committee
- Partner
Mr. Brooks is an experienced attorney and a partner at Levy Firestone Muse. His practice includes investigations, complex civil litigation, white-collar criminal defense, and whistleblower representation.