Bruce Yannett is Deputy Presiding Partner of the firm and Chair of the White Collar & Regulatory Defense Practice Group. He focuses on white collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement and internal investigations.
Superb excellence and strong expertise.
A very talented lawyer.
—Chambers USA
Bruce Yannett is Deputy Presiding Partner of the firm and Chair of the White Collar & Regulatory Defense Practice Group. He focuses on white collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement and internal investigations. He represents a broad range of companies, financial institutions and their executives in matters involving securities fraud, accounting fraud, foreign bribery, cybersecurity, insider trading and money laundering. He has extensive experience representing corporations and individuals outside the United States in responding to inquiries and investigations.
Mr. Yannett’s practice also encompasses complex litigation, including derivative cases, shareholder actions and commercial disputes.
Chambers Global 2018 recognizes Mr. Yannett as a Band 1 practitioner for FCPA matters, and Chambers USA 2018 recognizes Mr. Yannett as a Band 1 practitioner for both white collar criminal defense and FCPA matters. Clients praise his work as “excellent” and describe him as a “very strong communicator and litigator” and a “leading light in the field,” noting that “he has real gravitas about him,” giving him the “immediate respect of everybody in the room.” In a similar vein, The Legal 500 US calls him a “superstar,” Lawdragon recognizes him as one of the 500 leading lawyers in America, and Benchmark Litigation names him a “Litigation Star.” Further, in selecting Debevoise as “Litigation Department of the Year” in 2014, The American Lawyer stated that Mr. Yannett’s work on the groundbreaking Siemens FCPA internal investigation, which spanned 34 countries, and settlement with U.S. and German authorities, “cemented his credibility with regulators” on subsequent matters.
Mr. Yannett joined Debevoise in 1986. In 1987 and 1988, he served on the team of lawyers selected by Lawrence Walsh to investigate the Iran/Contra matter, acting as an Associate Counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel. From 1988 to 1992, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, where he was lead trial counsel in 20 jury trials ranging from bribery to murder. He also served in the Transnational and Major Crimes Unit, where he conducted investigations related to international terrorism, money laundering and sanctions violations. Mr. Yannett returned to Debevoise in 1992.
He is a member of the American Law Institute. Mr. Yannett is on the Board of Advisors for the New York University Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement. He previously served as co-chair of the ABA Litigation Section’s Task Force on Attorney-Client Privilege and as co-chair of the ABA’s Criminal Litigation Committee. He is admitted to appear before the Second, Fifth, Tenth and D.C. Circuits, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the District of Columbia.
Mr. Yannett has written and lectured extensively on issues relating to white collar criminal defense and regulatory enforcement. He is an editor of the firm’s monthly FCPA Update and a current member of the Board of Editors of Financial Fraud Law Report and of the Editorial Board of Global Investigations Review. Mr. Yannett co-authored a chapter on the FCPA in Defending Corporations & Individuals in Government Investigations, published in 2011 and 2013 by West.
Mr. Yannett’s recent publications also include a chapter titled “UK vs. US: an Analysis of Key DPA Terms and their Impact on Corporate Parties” in “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Business Crime 2019 9th Edition,” Global Legal Group (2018); a chapter titled “Beginning an Internal Investigation: The US Perspective” in “The Practitioner's Guide to Global Investigations,” Global Investigations Review (2016); a chapter titled “Crisis Management” in “Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel,” Thompson Reuters Westlaw and the Association of Corporate Counsel (April, 2015); “DOJ Officials Encourage Companies to Cooperate Against Potentially Culpable Individuals,” “Just Blogs” section of Main Justice (October, 2014); “DOJ Proposal Shows Focus on Individuals in Corporate Crime,” Law360 (September, 2014); “U.K. Financial Conduct Authority Imposes Fine on Besso Limited,” Financial Fraud Law Report (May, 2014); “Anti-Corruption Compliance in 2013: Post-Guidance and Signals for the Future,” Financial Fraud Law Report (February, 2014); “Russian Anti-Corruption Compliance Concepts Are Familiar,” Law 360 (January, 2014); “Brazil Enacts Long-Pending Anti-Corruption Legislation – Part Two,” Business Crimes Bulletin (January, 2014); and “The Government’s $48 Million ATM Withdrawals: Is It Time To Start Sweating Again?,” Financial Fraud Law Report (January, 2014).
Mr. Yannett received his B.A. magna cum laude from Brown University in 1980, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and earned his J.D. cum laude from New York University Law School in 1985, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and was the Executive Editor of the New York University Law Review. From 1985 to 1986, he served as a law clerk to the Hon. Edward Weinfeld of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Bruce Yannett é Vice-Gestor do escritório e Chefe do Grupo de Colarinho Branco e Defesa Regulatória. É especializado em casos de defesa de crimes de colarinho branco, cumprimento de normas regulatórias e investigações internas. Representa uma ampla variedade de empresas, instituições financeiras e executivos em questões envolvendo fraudes de valores mobiliários, fraude contábil, prática de corrupção no exterior, segurança cibernética, utilização abusiva de informações privilegiadas e lavagem de dinheiro. Bruce tem vasta experiência na representação de pessoas físicas e jurídicas fora dos Estados Unidos em resposta a inquéritos e investigações.
Bruce também atua em litígios complexos, incluindo casos relacionados a derivativos, ações propostas por acionistas e disputas comerciais.
O Chambers Global 2018 reconhece Bruce como advogado de Nível 1 em questões relacionadas à Lei dos Estados Unidos sobre a Prática de Corrupção no Exterior (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - FCPA), enquanto o Chambers USA 2018 reconhece Bruce como advogado de Nível 1 em questões envolvendo crimes de colarinho branco e FCPA. Clientes qualificam seu trabalho como "excelente" e descrevem-no como um "comunicador e advogado de contencioso muito forte", assim como uma "luz de liderança na área", observando que "ele é muito sério", ganhando o "respeito imediato de todos na sala". De forma semelhante, o Legal 500 US chama-o de "superstar", o Lawdragon reconhece-o como um dos 500 principais advogados nos Estados Unidos e o Benchmark Litigation nomeia-o "Litigation Star". Além disso, ao selecionar o Debevoise como o "Departamento de Contencioso do Ano" em 2014, o The American Lawyer afirmou que o trabalho de Bruce na inovadora investigação interna da Siemens em relação a práticas de corrupção no exterior, que abrangeu 34 países, e o acordo com autoridades dos EUA e da Alemanha “consolidaram sua credibilidade junto às autoridades reguladoras" em casos subsequentes.
Bruce ingressou no Debevoise em 1986. Durante 1987 e 1988, integrou a equipe original de advogados selecionados por Lawrence Walsh para investigar o caso Irã-Contras, atuando como Procurador Associado no Office of Independent Counsel. De 1988 a 1992, Bruce foi Promotor Assistente do Distrito de Columbia, onde autou como o advogado principal em 20 júris cujos temas variavam de suborno a assassinato. Também trabalhou na Unidade de Crimes Relevantes e Transnacionais, onde conduziu investigações relacionadas a terrorismo internacional, lavagem de dinheiro e violações de sanções. Bruce retornou ao Debevoise em 1992.
Bruce é membro do American Law Institute e está no Conselho Consultivo do programa de Corporate Compliance and Enforcement da New York University. Anteriormente, foi um dos chefes da Força-Tarefa da Seção de Advocacia Contenciosa da American Bar Association (ABA) sobre confidencialidade entre cliente e advogado e um dos chefes do Comitê de Processo Criminal da ABA. Ele está autorizado a atuar perante os Segundo, Quinto e Décimo Circuitos, o Circuito do Distrito de Columbia, os Distritos de Sul e do Leste de Nova Iorque e o Distrito de Columbia.
Bruce escreveu e lecionou extensivamente sobre questões relacionadas à defesa de crimes de colarinho branco e cumprimento de normas regulatórias. É um dos editores do FCPA Update, publicado mensalmente pelo escritório, e membro do Conselho de Editores do Financial Fraud Law Report e do Conselho Editorial da Global Investigations Review. Bruce é co-autor de um capítulo sobre o FCPA no livro Defending Corporations & Individuals in Government Investigations, publicado em 2011 e 2013 pela editora West.
Dentre as recentes publicações da autoria de Bruce incluem-se o capítulo “Beginning an Internal Investigation: The US Perspective” do “The Practitioner's Guide to Global Investigations”, Global Investigations Review (2016); o capítulo “Crisis Management” do livro “Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel”, Thompson Reuters Westlaw and the Association of Corporate Counsel (abril de 2015); “DOJ Officials Encourage Companies to Cooperate Against Potentially Culpable Individuals”, seção “Just Blogs” do Main Justice (outubro de 2014); “DOJ Proposal Shows Focus on Individuals in Corporate Crime”, Law360 (setembro de 2014); “U.K. Financial Conduct Authority Imposes Fine on Besso Limited”, Financial Fraud Law Report (maio de 2014); “Anti-Corruption Compliance in 2013: Post-Guidance and Signals for the Future”, Financial Fraud Law Report (fevereiro de 2014); “Russian Anti-Corruption Compliance Concepts Are Familiar”, Law 360 (janeiro de 2014); “Brazil Enacts Long-Pending Anti-Corruption Legislation - Part Two”, Business Crimes Bulletin (janeiro de 2014); e “The Government’s $48 Million ATM Withdrawals: Is It Time To Start Sweating Again?”, Financial Fraud Law Report (janeiro de 2014).
Bruce recebeu o grau de Bacharel magna cum laude pela Brown University em 1980, quando foi eleito para a Phi Beta Kappa, e de Bacharel em Direito cum laude pela Faculdade de Direito da New York University em 1985, quando foi eleito para a associação estudantil Order of the Coif e foi Editor Executivo da New York University Law Review. De 1985 a 1986, Bruce trabalhou como assistente do Juiz Edward Weinfeld, do Tribunal do Distrito Sul de Nova Iorque.
Bruce Yannett先生是本所的副主任合伙人以及职务和监管辩护团队的主席。Yannett先生专注于职务犯罪辩护，监管执法及内部调查。他曾代表多个公司，金融机构，及其高级管理人员处理证券欺诈，会计欺诈，外国贿赂，网络安全，内幕交易，及洗钱相关事务。他在代表美国以外的公司及个人处理询问及调查方面具有丰富经验。
Yannett先生的执业领域也包括重大诉讼，其中包括代位诉讼、股东诉讼以及商业纠纷。
2018钱伯斯全球排名认可Yannett先生为FCPA事务的一等律师，此外，2018钱伯斯美国排名认可Yannett先生为职务犯罪辩护及FCPA事务的一等律师。客户评价他的工作为“卓越的”，并且将他描述为一个“十分有力的沟通者及诉讼律师”，以及“本领域中的领导者”，认为“他有与生俱来的庄重”使他能够“立刻赢得在场所有人的尊重。”与此同时，The Legal 500 US称他为“超级明星”，Lawdragon将他评为美国的500名领先律师之一，Benchmark Litigation称他为“诉讼之星”。此外，在将德普律师事务所评选为2014年“年度诉讼部门”的过程中，American Lawyer认为Yannett先生在横跨了34个国家，最终与美国及德国政府达成和解的开创性的西门子FCPA内部调查一案中的工作“强化了他在监管者中的信誉”。
Yannett先生于1986年加入德普律师事务所。在1987年及1988年，他在Lawrence Walsh挑选的律师团队中供职以调查伊朗门事件，在其中担任独立法律顾问办公室联合顾问一职。自1988年起至1992年，他担任哥伦比亚特区助理检察官一职，并在20起陪审团庭审中，其中包括贿赂及谋杀，担任主检察官。他也曾在跨国与重大犯罪单位中供职，进行与国际恐怖主义，洗钱，以及违反制裁有关的调查。Yannett先生于1992年回到了德普律师事务所。
Yannett先生是美国法律协会的成员。他还是纽约大学公司合规及执行项目的顾问委员会的成员。他曾担任美国律师协会诉讼部门成立的律师-客户特权专门小组的联合主席，以及美国律师协会刑事诉讼委员会的联合主席。他可在第二、第五、第十以及华盛顿特区巡回法院，纽约南部及东部地区法院，以及哥伦比亚特区法院出庭。
Yannett先生在与职务犯罪辩护及监管执法有关事务上著作等身。他是本所每月《FCPA更新》的编辑，以及《经济欺诈法律报告》和《全球调查综述》的编辑委员会成员。Yannett先生共同编写了由West于2011年及2013年出版的《在政府调查中为公司及个人辩护》一书中关于FCPA的一章。
Yannett先生最近的著作还包括《全球调查综述（2016）》中“律师对全球调查的建议”一文中题为“开始一次内部调查：以美国的视角为例”一章;万律以及《公司法务协会（2015年4月）》刊载的“内部法务与外部律师之间的成功合作”一文中题为“危机管理”的一章;“司法部官员鼓励公司就可能有罪的个人进行合作”，《Main Justice（2014年10月）》中的“Just Blogs”部分;《Law360（2014年9月）》刊载的“司法部提案显示其对公司犯罪中的个人的重视”;《经济欺诈法律报告（2014年5月）》刊载的“英国经济行为当局对Besso Limited处以罚款”;《经济欺诈法律报告（2014年2月）》刊登的“2013年反腐败合规：年末指导及未来信号”;《Law360（2014年1月）》刊登的“俄罗斯的反腐败合规概念令人感到熟悉”;《商业犯罪公告（2014年1月）》刊登的“巴西制定长期的反腐败法律 第二部分”;《经济欺诈法律报告（2014年1月）》刊登的“政府的4800万美元取款：是时候流冷汗了么？”
Yannett先生于1980年从布朗大学获得学士学位，于1985年从纽约大学获得法学博士学位。从1985年至1986年，他在纽约南区地区法院担任Hon. Edward Weinfeld的法官助理。