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Mark Grider

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 \n                        101 Constitution Avenue, NW\n
Suite 900\n
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  mark.grider@nelsonmullins.com
Mark is an experienced litigator committed to cultivating an atmosphere of exceptional client service. A former Deputy Associate Attorney General and Senior Associate White House Counsel, Mark now leads the firmâ€™s Litigation, Government Response, and Crisis Management team.

As a tenured attorney practicing in the Washington, D.C.Â  and New York markets, Mark has successfully guided numerous...
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Mark is an experienced litigator committed to cultivating an atmosphere of exceptional client service. A former Deputy Associate Attorney General and Senior Associate White House Counsel, Mark now leads the firmâ€™s Litigation, Government Response, and Crisis Management team.

As a tenured attorney practicing in the Washington, D.C.Â  and New York markets, Mark has successfully guided numerous Fortune 500 companies and individuals through high-stakes litigation and investigative matters. For nearly 20 years, he worked across multiple administrations in the federal government, including as a deputy associate attorney general in the office of the associate attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where his portfolio included criminal and civil matters relating to the Antitrust Division, Civil Division, the Consumer Protection Bureau, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and the Tax Division. He also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and as senior counsel in the office of the deputy attorney general in the DOJ, where he managed health care, IP, and civil and criminal enforcement matters.

Mark has managed complex litigation on behalf of corporations, startups, and individuals, and is well-versed in litigating complex criminal and civil actions, and handling cases involving multiple regulators, private litigants, Congress, and high-stakes crisis management engagements. An experienced trial lawyer and investigator, he also represents clients in sensitive government enforcement actions, corporate and congressional investigations, and litigating civil business disputes. Mark served as counsel in more than 10 jury trials to verdict in federal courtrooms across the nation.

Mark has represented major corporations and well-known individuals and has successfully resolved issues and disputes with government authorities. He worked as a deputy compliance officer in a Fortune 500 health care company that was under an HHS-OIG Corporate Integrity Agreement and served as a special advisor to boards and tech companies. He knows firsthand how to counsel companies and boards on effective detection of fraud, waste and abuse and how best to refer or disclose possible fraud matters to government agencies, including Congress, the DOJ, SEC, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, state attorneys general and foreign regulators.

Additionally, Mark supports clients in managing FCPA matters related to the DOJ and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as investigations relating to cybersecurity issues. He has worked closely with government authorities to minimize exposure and advised on ESG litigation and compliance procedures.

He has deep experience on matters relating to the False Claims Act, healthcare fraud, the opioid crisis, and competition and consumer harm in the online marketplace. He managed False Claims Act and bribery investigations for the DOJâ€™s Civil and Criminal Fraud Sections, was a member of DOJâ€™s Medicare Fraud Strike Force, and served as deputy general counsel for the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction. Grider has collaborated with the Department of Defense, the State Department and other agencies addressing international fraud and money laundering issues stemming from the nationâ€™s involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan and other contingency operation locations. He also liaised on policy initiatives relating to elder fraud and financial exploitation, as well as criminal antitrust procurement collusion.

Mark served in the Executive Office of the President as senior associate counsel and special assistant to the president in the Office of the White House Counsel, advising White House counsel and senior administration officials on broad oversight and regulatory matters involving Congress, the White House, Health and Human Services, and federal agencies contributing special expertise on litigation matters related to technology oversight and policy issues. He is alsoÂ a fellow of the National Security Institute (NSI) at George Mason Universityâ€™s Antonin Scalia Law School and sat on the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) Pathways Advisory Council.

Mark has held several other high-profile roles, including as a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, special counsel for Health Care Fraud for the DOJ and executive director of the DOJâ€™s Intellectual Property (IP) Task Force, and as a special trial attorney in both the civil and criminal fraud sections of the DOJ. As the executive director of the DOJâ€™s Task Force on Intellectual Property, Grider spoke internationally on domestic and cross-border investigations and government enforcement strategies for corporate and small-business trade secret and intellectual property protection.

Mark also has extensive experience on Capitol Hill, having served as a member of Sen. John Ashcroftâ€™s staff, and later on a special House investigations committee led by Chairman Trey Gowdy and ranking member Elijah Cummings.

Fortune 500 companies and individuals through high-stakes litigation and investigative matters. For nearly 20 years, he worked across multiple administrations in the federal government, including as a deputy associate attorney general in the office of the associate attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where his portfolio included criminal and civil matters relating to the Antitrust Division, Civil Division, the Consumer Protection Bureau, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and the Tax Division. He also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and as senior counsel in the office of the deputy attorney general in the DOJ, where he managed health care, IP, and civil and criminal enforcement matters.

Mark has managed complex litigation on behalf of corporations, startups, and individuals, and is well-versed in litigating complex criminal and civil actions, and handling cases involving multiple regulators, private litigants, Congress, and high-stakes crisis management engagements. An experienced trial lawyer and investigator, he also represents clients in sensitive government enforcement actions, corporate and congressional investigations, and litigating civil business disputes. Mark served as counsel in more than 10 jury trials to verdict in federal courtrooms across the nation.

Mark has represented major corporations and well-known individuals and has successfully resolved issues and disputes with government authorities. He worked as a deputy compliance officer in a Fortune 500 health care company that was under an HHS-OIG Corporate Integrity Agreement and served as a special advisor to boards and tech companies. He knows firsthand how to counsel companies and boards on effective detection of fraud, waste and abuse and how best to refer or disclose possible fraud matters to government agencies, including Congress, the DOJ, SEC, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, state attorneys general and foreign regulators.

Additionally, Mark supports clients in managing FCPA matters related to the DOJ and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as investigations relating to cybersecurity issues. He has worked closely with government authorities to minimize exposure and advised on ESG litigation and compliance procedures.

He has deep experience on matters relating to the False Claims Act, healthcare fraud, the opioid crisis, and competition and consumer harm in the online marketplace. He managed False Claims Act and bribery investigations for the DOJâ€™s Civil and Criminal Fraud Sections, was a member of DOJâ€™s Medicare Fraud Strike Force, and served as deputy general counsel for the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction. Grider has collaborated with the Department of Defense, the State Department and other agencies addressing international fraud and money laundering issues stemming from the nationâ€™s involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan and other contingency operation locations. He also liaised on policy initiatives relating to elder fraud and financial exploitation, as well as criminal antitrust procurement collusion.

Mark served in the Executive Office of the President as senior associate counsel and special assistant to the president in the Office of the White House Counsel, advising White House counsel and senior administration officials on broad oversight and regulatory matters involving Congress, the White House, Health and Human Services, and federal agencies contributing special expertise on litigation matters related to technology oversight and policy issues. He is alsoÂ a fellow of the National Security Institute (NSI) at George Mason Universityâ€™s Antonin Scalia Law School and sat on the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) Pathways Advisory Council.

Mark has held several other high-profile roles, including as a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, special counsel for Health Care Fraud for the DOJ and executive director of the DOJâ€™s Intellectual Property (IP) Task Force, and as a special trial attorney in both the civil and criminal fraud sections of the DOJ. As the executive director of the DOJâ€™s Task Force on Intellectual Property, Grider spoke internationally on domestic and cross-border investigations and government enforcement strategies for corporate and small-business trade secret and intellectual property protection.

Mark also has extensive experience on Capitol Hill, having served as a member of Sen. John Ashcroftâ€™s staff, and later on a special House investigations committee led by Chairman Trey Gowdy and ranking member Elijah Cummings.

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Experience
 \n                                            The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.\n
Representative MattersÂ

Represented executives in matters involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Represented high-profile individuals in investigations and trials before the DOJ and the Southern District of New York.

Successfully represented health care companies before the DOJ Civil Fraud Section, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) regarding matters related to False Claims Act violations, anti-kickback, and HHS-OIG corporate integrity agreements.

Secured a declination for the target of a federal grand jury investigation into alleged violations of DOJ criminal conduct.

Represented a private equity company in matters relating to health care payments.

Represented multiple CEOs before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence related to congressional investigation of potential Russian activities impacting the 2016 presidential election.

Assisted and conducted investigations in two U.S. presidential impeachment trials - 1998 and in 2019.

Advised clients on DOJ asbestos trust fund fraud, waste, and abuse strategies.

Represented universities, athletes and victims before Congress, law enforcement, and federal agencies in sexual harassment and assault investigations and crisis management.

Represented a multinational company in a pending DOJ National Security Division investigation.

Represented high-profile individuals before the DOJ investigation of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Represented a large regional hospital organization before HHS and CMS.

Led an internal investigation for a Midwest nonprofit into allegations of possible leadership misconduct.

Advised clients on Drug Enforcement Administration and DOJ strategic enforcement and diversion matters.

Represented an international Fortune 500 company on a trade sanctions matter brought by Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

Obtained successful outcomes for clients in congressional investigations before the U.S. House Intelligence Committee and other congressional oversight committees.

Counseled a publicly traded Fortune 1000 company and trained employees on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and U.K. Bribery Act compliance.

Successfully resolved a contractual matter before the U.S. State Department for an international company with business in Qatar.

Advised a government contractor on alleged bribery investigation involving a state attorney general and inspector general.

Successfully represented a health care client in an opioid healthcare investigation in the Southern District of New York.

Successfully represented clients before DOJ and FBI regarding complex cybersecurity matters.

Successfully represented a CEO before the Department of Labor in an investigation involving possible ERISA violations.

Represented clients in enforcement and regulatory proceedings before Congress, the U.S. Departments of Justice, Labor, Commerce, Transportation, Treasury, Health and Human Services, as well as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of Veterans Affairs.

To learn more about Mark and his experience, read more about attending his co-hosted CLE, â€œIntegrity Builds Trust: Ethics CLE.â€�

Education

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                \tUniversity of Missouri - Columbia,                                                \n                                                                                JD                                                    \n                                                                                (1998)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

CALI Excellence for the Future AwardÂ

Thurgood Marshall Scholar

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                \tTruman State University,                                                \n                                                                                BA,                                                    \n                                                                                magna cum laude,                                                                                Dean's List                                                                                \n                                                                                (1995)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

President's Honorary Scholarship

 Â
Admissions

District of Columbia

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation & Business Torts

White Collar Healthcare Fraud, Compliance & Litigation

Litigation, Government Response, and Crisis Management

White Collar Defense & Government Investigations

State Attorneys General Actions

Industries

Insurance

Technology and Commercial Transactions

Manufacturing

Banking & Financial Services

Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices

 \n                                                        The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.\n\t\t\t
Representative MattersÂ

Represented executives in matters involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Represented high-profile individuals in investigations and trials before the DOJ and the Southern District of New York.

Successfully represented health care companies before the DOJ Civil Fraud Section, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) regarding matters related to False Claims Act violations, anti-kickback, and HHS-OIG corporate integrity agreements.

Secured a declination for the target of a federal grand jury investigation into alleged violations of DOJ criminal conduct.

Represented a private equity company in matters relating to health care payments.

Represented multiple CEOs before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence related to congressional investigation of potential Russian activities impacting the 2016 presidential election.

Assisted and conducted investigations in two U.S. presidential impeachment trials - 1998 and in 2019.

Advised clients on DOJ asbestos trust fund fraud, waste, and abuse strategies.

Represented universities, athletes and victims before Congress, law enforcement, and federal agencies in sexual harassment and assault investigations and crisis management.

Represented a multinational company in a pending DOJ National Security Division investigation.

Represented high-profile individuals before the DOJ investigation of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Represented a large regional hospital organization before HHS and CMS.

Led an internal investigation for a Midwest nonprofit into allegations of possible leadership misconduct.

Advised clients on Drug Enforcement Administration and DOJ strategic enforcement and diversion matters.

Represented an international Fortune 500 company on a trade sanctions matter brought by Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

Obtained successful outcomes for clients in congressional investigations before the U.S. House Intelligence Committee and other congressional oversight committees.

Counseled a publicly traded Fortune 1000 company and trained employees on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and U.K. Bribery Act compliance.

Successfully resolved a contractual matter before the U.S. State Department for an international company with business in Qatar.

Advised a government contractor on alleged bribery investigation involving a state attorney general and inspector general.

Successfully represented a health care client in an opioid healthcare investigation in the Southern District of New York.

Successfully represented clients before DOJ and FBI regarding complex cybersecurity matters.

Successfully represented a CEO before the Department of Labor in an investigation involving possible ERISA violations.

Represented clients in enforcement and regulatory proceedings before Congress, the U.S. Departments of Justice, Labor, Commerce, Transportation, Treasury, Health and Human Services, as well as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of Veterans Affairs.

To learn more about Mark and his experience, read more about attending his co-hosted CLE, â€œIntegrity Builds Trust: Ethics CLE.â€�

Media

News

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Recognitions
 \n                                        The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided.  When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology. \n

The Best Lawyers in AmericaÂ®,Â Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2026)

The Best Lawyers in AmericaÂ® Ones to Watch, Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2025)

Professional Activities

Fellow, National Security Institute, George Mason Universityâ€™s Antonin Scalia Law School

Advisory Council Member, Creating Pathways to DiversityÂ®, Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)

Overview\n

Mark is an experienced litigator committed to cultivating an atmosphere of exceptional client service. A former Deputy Associate Attorney General and Senior Associate White House Counsel, Mark now leads the firmâ€™s Litigation, Government Response, and Crisis Management team.

As a tenured attorney practicing in the Washington, D.C.Â  and New York markets, Mark has successfully guided numerous...\n                                            Fortune 500 companies and individuals through high-stakes litigation and investigative matters. For nearly 20 years, he worked across multiple administrations in the federal government, including as a deputy associate attorney general in the office of the associate attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where his portfolio included criminal and civil matters relating to the Antitrust Division, Civil Division, the Consumer Protection Bureau, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and the Tax Division. He also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and as senior counsel in the office of the deputy attorney general in the DOJ, where he managed health care, IP, and civil and criminal enforcement matters.

Mark has managed complex litigation on behalf of corporations, startups, and individuals, and is well-versed in litigating complex criminal and civil actions, and handling cases involving multiple regulators, private litigants, Congress, and high-stakes crisis management engagements. An experienced trial lawyer and investigator, he also represents clients in sensitive government enforcement actions, corporate and congressional investigations, and litigating civil business disputes. Mark served as counsel in more than 10 jury trials to verdict in federal courtrooms across the nation.

Mark has represented major corporations and well-known individuals and has successfully resolved issues and disputes with government authorities. He worked as a deputy compliance officer in a Fortune 500 health care company that was under an HHS-OIG Corporate Integrity Agreement and served as a special advisor to boards and tech companies. He knows firsthand how to counsel companies and boards on effective detection of fraud, waste and abuse and how best to refer or disclose possible fraud matters to government agencies, including Congress, the DOJ, SEC, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, state attorneys general and foreign regulators.

Additionally, Mark supports clients in managing FCPA matters related to the DOJ and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as investigations relating to cybersecurity issues. He has worked closely with government authorities to minimize exposure and advised on ESG litigation and compliance procedures.

He has deep experience on matters relating to the False Claims Act, healthcare fraud, the opioid crisis, and competition and consumer harm in the online marketplace. He managed False Claims Act and bribery investigations for the DOJâ€™s Civil and Criminal Fraud Sections, was a member of DOJâ€™s Medicare Fraud Strike Force, and served as deputy general counsel for the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction. Grider has collaborated with the Department of Defense, the State Department and other agencies addressing international fraud and money laundering issues stemming from the nationâ€™s involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan and other contingency operation locations. He also liaised on policy initiatives relating to elder fraud and financial exploitation, as well as criminal antitrust procurement collusion.

Mark served in the Executive Office of the President as senior associate counsel and special assistant to the president in the Office of the White House Counsel, advising White House counsel and senior administration officials on broad oversight and regulatory matters involving Congress, the White House, Health and Human Services, and federal agencies contributing special expertise on litigation matters related to technology oversight and policy issues. He is alsoÂ a fellow of the National Security Institute (NSI) at George Mason Universityâ€™s Antonin Scalia Law School and sat on the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) Pathways Advisory Council.

Mark has held several other high-profile roles, including as a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, special counsel for Health Care Fraud for the DOJ and executive director of the DOJâ€™s Intellectual Property (IP) Task Force, and as a special trial attorney in both the civil and criminal fraud sections of the DOJ. As the executive director of the DOJâ€™s Task Force on Intellectual Property, Grider spoke internationally on domestic and cross-border investigations and government enforcement strategies for corporate and small-business trade secret and intellectual property protection.

Mark also has extensive experience on Capitol Hill, having served as a member of Sen. John Ashcroftâ€™s staff, and later on a special House investigations committee led by Chairman Trey Gowdy and ranking member Elijah Cummings.

Experience
\n                                                The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative MattersÂ

Represented executives in matters involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Represented high-profile individuals in investigations and trials before the DOJ and the Southern District of New York.

Successfully represented health care companies before the DOJ Civil Fraud Section, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) regarding matters related to False Claims Act violations, anti-kickback, and HHS-OIG corporate integrity agreements.

Secured a declination for the target of a federal grand jury investigation into alleged violations of DOJ criminal conduct.

Represented a private equity company in matters relating to health care payments.

Represented multiple CEOs before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence related to congressional investigation of potential Russian activities impacting the 2016 presidential election.

Assisted and conducted investigations in two U.S. presidential impeachment trials - 1998 and in 2019.

Advised clients on DOJ asbestos trust fund fraud, waste, and abuse strategies.

Represented universities, athletes and victims before Congress, law enforcement, and federal agencies in sexual harassment and assault investigations and crisis management.

Represented a multinational company in a pending DOJ National Security Division investigation.

Represented high-profile individuals before the DOJ investigation of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Represented a large regional hospital organization before HHS and CMS.

Led an internal investigation for a Midwest nonprofit into allegations of possible leadership misconduct.

Advised clients on Drug Enforcement Administration and DOJ strategic enforcement and diversion matters.

Represented an international Fortune 500 company on a trade sanctions matter brought by Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

Obtained successful outcomes for clients in congressional investigations before the U.S. House Intelligence Committee and other congressional oversight committees.

Counseled a publicly traded Fortune 1000 company and trained employees on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and U.K. Bribery Act compliance.

Successfully resolved a contractual matter before the U.S. State Department for an international company with business in Qatar.

Advised a government contractor on alleged bribery investigation involving a state attorney general and inspector general.

Successfully represented a health care client in an opioid healthcare investigation in the Southern District of New York.

Successfully represented clients before DOJ and FBI regarding complex cybersecurity matters.

Successfully represented a CEO before the Department of Labor in an investigation involving possible ERISA violations.

Represented clients in enforcement and regulatory proceedings before Congress, the U.S. Departments of Justice, Labor, Commerce, Transportation, Treasury, Health and Human Services, as well as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of Veterans Affairs.

To learn more about Mark and his experience, read more about attending his co-hosted CLE, â€œIntegrity Builds Trust: Ethics CLE.â€�

Education

\n                                                                                University of Missouri - Columbia,                                                    \n                                                                                JD                                                    \n                                                                                (1998)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

CALI Excellence for the Future AwardÂ

Thurgood Marshall Scholar

\n                                                                                Truman State University,                                                    \n                                                                                BA,                                                    \n                                                                                magna cum laude,                                                                                Dean's List                                                                                \n                                                                                (1995)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

President's Honorary Scholarship

Admissions

District of Columbia

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation & Business Torts

White Collar Healthcare Fraud, Compliance & Litigation

Litigation, Government Response, and Crisis Management

White Collar Defense & Government Investigations

State Attorneys General Actions

Industries

Insurance

Technology and Commercial Transactions

Manufacturing

Banking & Financial Services

Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices

\n                                      Articles & Speeches\n

News

1-2 of 2

Four Nelson Mullins Partners Among Lawdragon's 2025 Global Leaders in Crisis Management (June 20, 2025)

Nelson Mullins Strengthens Litigation Group with Addition of Three Seasoned Partners (April 24, 2024)

 Visit Insights
\n                                      Recognitions\n
 \n                                            The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided.  When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology. \n

The Best Lawyers in AmericaÂ®,Â Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2026)

The Best Lawyers in AmericaÂ® Ones to Watch, Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2025)

\n                              Professional Activities\n

Fellow, National Security Institute, George Mason Universityâ€™s Antonin Scalia Law School

Advisory Council Member, Creating Pathways to DiversityÂ®, Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)

Highlights from the Firmâ€™s Insights

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This is for their primary law degree, usually a JD, LLB, or, in the absence of those, the earliest LLM listed or the institution where they received an undergraduate law degree. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school_graduation_year' => 'Extract the year in which the attorney received their degree from the law school above (what year did they graduate?) If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school_honors' => 'Extract all honors this attorney received in or during law school. You must review all education and credentials sections that list their law degree AND ALSO the narrative bio, as well as all other sectiosn. These honors include: latin honors (cum laude, summa cum laude, magna cum laude); school specific honors (e.g. James Kent Scholars at Columbia Law); regular honors designations (e.g. Dean\u2019s List, High Honors, etc.); Order of the Coif; course prizes (such as book awards, CALI Awards, American Jurisprudence Awards, or course awards); membership in phi kappa phi; scholarships and fellowships; moot court awards; trial advocacy awards; best oralis; brief-writing honors or other writing honors; pro bono or service distinctions; commencement prizes and medals; or other types of academic law school honors (but list them specifically - do not list them as \"other honors\". Return this entire extracted list of specific honors as an array. If no honors are found, return an empty array.',   \r\n'law_journals' =>' Extract any law reviews or law journals listed for the attorney's time in law school. Also list if the attorney had any titles in such law reviews or journals, like Articles Editor for example. Return this entire extracted list of law reviews and journals, and associated titles, as an array. If no law reviews or journals are found, return an empty array.'\r\n'undergraduate_school' => 'Extract the attorney\\'s undergraduate degree-granting school, college, university, or institution. This is probably the institution from where they received a bachelors degree. If their undergraduate degree was an LLB listed for their law school above, return an empty string. If no undergraduate schools are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'undergraduate_school_graduation_year' => 'Extract the year in which attorney received their undergraduate degree from the undergraduate school above. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'undergraduate_specialty' => 'Extract the specialties or majors that are listed for the undergraduate degree (e.g. economics, computer science, etc.) This does not include degree type, like B.S., Bachelor of Arts or Science degree, etc. List the specialties or majors as an array. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'PhD_school' => 'If this attorney has a PhD, Extract the educational institution from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'PhD_subject' => 'If this attorney has a PhD, list the educational institution from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Masters_degree_school' => 'If this attorney has a masters degree, extract the educational institution from which they received it. But do not list schools from which the attorney received an LL.M. degree or a masters in law. If no masters degree schools are found, return an empty string. ',\r\n'Masters_degree_subject' => 'If the attorney has a masters degree, extract the subject or area of study of the masters. The subject area may be in the degree itself, such as an M.Div, which is a masters in Divinity. But do not include subjects for LL.M. degrees or masters in law degrees. DO NOT include honors or latin honors (e.g. cum laude, summa cum laude) in your answer. List subjects as array. If no masters degree subjects are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MBA_School' => 'If the attorney has a Masters in Business Administration, extract the name of the business school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MD_school' => 'If the attorney has an MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) degree, extract the name of the medical school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'llm_in_tax_law_school' =>  'If the attorney has an masters in laws (LLM) degree, specializing in tax, extract the name of the law school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Other_LLM_school' => 'If the attorney has an masters in laws (LLM) degree, but not one that specializes in tax, extract the name of the law school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'bar_and_court_admissions' => 'Extract EVERY explicit admission to practice (bar + court/agency) anywhere in the page. Include bar jurisdictions (states/provinces/territories/countries) and court/agency admissions (e.g., U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals with circuit, District/Bankruptcy/Tax/Federal Claims courts with district, USPTO, tribal/military/foreign courts). For UK attorneys, specify whether they are a solicitor, barrister, advocate, or any combination if available; for Canada, specify the province or territory; for Australia, specify the state or territory and whether they are admitted as a solicitor or barrister. Pull items under headings like \u201cAdmissions,\u201d \u201cBar Admissions,\u201d \u201cCourt Admissions,\u201d or similar, and treat each
 or clearly separated entry as one item. Do not infer from memberships/education. Exclude governments as parties, and strip years and dates. Output a deduplicated array of exact admission strings; if none, return []. ',\r\n'Clerkships' => 'Extract every judicial or court clerkship held by this attorney, regardless of where it appears in the biography (including in lists of prior employment or mixed professional experience). Treat any role containing the word \u201cclerk,\u201d \u201cclerkship,\u201d \u201cjudicial law clerk,\u201d \u201claw clerk,\u201d or similar as a clerkship. For each clerkship, return the name of the court as an array item; if the biography provides the judge\u2019s name, DO NOT include it in your answer. Include clerkships in federal courts (including bankruptcy courts), state courts, appellate courts, supreme courts, magistrate judges, and any foreign courts. Do not skip clerkships that appear in long court titles. If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Clerkships_with_judge' => 'Extract every judicial or court clerkship held by this attorney, regardless of where it appears in the biography (including in lists of prior employment or mixed professional experience). Treat any role containing the word \u201cclerk,\u201d \u201cclerkship,\u201d \u201cjudicial law clerk,\u201d \u201claw clerk,\u201d or similar as a clerkship. For each clerkship, return the name of the court as an array item; if the biography provides the judge\u2019s name, include it in parentheses after the court name, and if no judge is named, return only the court. Include clerkships in federal courts (including bankruptcy courts), state courts, appellate courts, supreme courts, magistrate judges, and any foreign courts. Do not skip clerkships that lack judge names or that appear in long court titles. If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Memberships' => 'Extract any organizations the attorney a member of. List them as an array, with the attorney's role if available. If no memberships or organizations are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'clients' => 'Extract the attorney's clients that are explicitly NAMED in the source code. You MUST review EVERY section (including explicit client lists, narrative biography, representative matters, experience, and news articles/titles) and then MERGE the results; do not stop after finding clients in any one section. If a list of representative matters or experience is present, extract NAMED clients from this list, and ignore any clients who are described in the list but who are not explicitly named in the list. Only include a client from the list of representative matters/experience or any other section if its name appears verbatim in the list and if the list clearly identifies the client as a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). As an overarching rule, if the client is not identified by a proper name, do not include it. When pulling clients from lists of representative matters/experience and news articles, include clients which are named and which are implied to be represented by this attorney, their team or firm, and exclude parties adverse to such clients, opposing such clients, or on the other side of a case, deal or transaction from such clients. For example, if the representative matter/experience or news article's title mentions a lending transaction with both the lender and borrower, and the attorney or their team or firm represented the lender, do not list the borrower. If a litigation case is listed, do not assume that the lawyer represented the plaintiff. Use context or other language in the text to determine which party was represented by the attorney. If a matter lists the government as one party, assume the attorney represented the other named party and include that party if it is specifically named and not anonymous. As another example, if the representative matter/experience is a litigation case, and it is written that the attorney represented the defense (or \"defended\" his client), extract the defendant named in the case title. List all named clients as a deduplicated array of NAMES copied directly from the source text. Omit unnamed parties and anonymous parties and never guess identities. If no named clients are explicitly named anywhere in the source code, return an empty string.',\r\n'industries' => 'Extract ONLY industries/industry sectors or client-type categories explicitly named in the source code (especially, but not exclusively, under headings like \u201cIndustries,\u201d \u201cPractices & Industries,\u201d or in /industries/ links). Include items like \u201cSports,\u201d \u201cHealthcare & Life Sciences,\u201d \u201cTechnology,\u201d \u201cInfrastructure,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity,\u201d etc. EXCLUDE practice areas, services, or deal/matter types (e.g., \u201cMergers & Acquisitions,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity M&A,\u201d \u201cacquisitions,\u201d \u201cinvestments,\u201d \u201cdivestitures,\u201d \u201cjoint ventures,\u201d \u201cfinancing,\u201d \u201crestructurings\u201d). Return a deduplicated array of industry/client-type names as written. If none are explicitly named, return empty array.',\r\n'languages' => 'Extract the languages in which the attorney is fluent. List them as an array.',\r\n'Accolades' => 'Extract any accolades, awards, or other special recognitions this attorney has received, such as rankings in Chambers guides (like Chambers & Partners, Chambers Gobal, or Chambers Asia-Pacific), the Legal500 list, and SuperLawyers, among others. The accolades should be specific to this attorney or their work, not generalized to their practice or their firm. List these accolades as an array. If no accolades are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'pro_bono_activities' => 'Extract the attorney's pro bono, community service, and volunteer activities, as well as any non-profit, ngo, community service organizations the attorney may be involved with. If a description of the work is provided, include that. List them as an array',\r\n'thought_leadership' => 'Extract ALL professional thought leadership attributed to this attorney in their narrative bio and in all \"Insights,\" \"Publications,\" \"Events,\" and similar sections. This includes all items with their authorship/co-authorship/speaking/hosting credit/(byline \u201cauthor,\u201d \"co-author,\" \u201cpresenter,\u201d \u201cspeaker,\u201d \u201cpanelist,\u201d \u201cwebinar,\u201d \u201cpodcast,\u201d \u201cblog,\u201d \u201carticle,\u201d \u201cpublication,\u201d \u201cchapter,\u201d \u201cCLE,\u201d etc.). This also includes any items that do not include their byline or credit, but which are implied to involve the attorney (for example, by being listed in a section on their profile for \"Insights,\" \"Podcasts,\" \"Events,\" \"Media,\" \"Thought Leadership,\" \"Webinars, etc.). If a \u201cNews\u201d or \u201cInsights\u201d section mixes third party news ABOUT this attorney, include only items implied to the attorney as creator/presenter. List each as \"Title (URL)\" when a link is present, otherwise just the title. Add base domain to relative links. Also include the publication, event/program, and date after the title if these are available. Return [] if none.'\r\n'adverse_parties' => 'Review all the source code, including the narrative bio and list of representative matters, and list EVERY identifiable and NAMED party that is adverse to this attorney\u2019s clients: litigation opponents and transaction counterparties (buyer vs seller, lender vs borrower, landlord vs tenant, licensor vs licensee, insurer vs insured, issuer vs underwriter/investor, etc.). You MUST pull from all sections in the source code - explicit lists of clients, the narrative biography, listed representative matters, or in news articles listed for this attorney, or the titles thereof. In M&A, if the attorney represented the buyer/acquirer, DO NOT list the acquired target as adverse (since it becomes the client); instead list only the selling side (seller, stockholders, founders, or divesting company). If the attorney represented the seller/target, list the buyer/acquirer. Use cues like \u201cto/with/from/against,\u201d \u201csale to/by,\u201d \u201cacquisition from/by,\u201d \u201cmerger with,\u201d \u201cfinanced by/loan to/from/credit facility with.\u201d In the attorney represented the owner or owning entity of a subsidiary/portfolio company (for example in the case of a restructuring or lending transaction), DO NOT list the subsidiary/portfolio company as adverse; Do not list governments/agencies/courts. Only include an adverse party if its name appears verbatim in the source code and clearly identifies a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). If the text does not contain the adverse party's name, do not include it. Output a deduplicated array of exact names; omit unnamed parties and never guess.'\r\n 'affinity_groups' => 'Extract ALL affinity/identity-based organizations the attorney is affiliated with on the page, even if under generic headings like \u201cAssociations,\u201d \u201cMemberships,\u201d \u201cAffiliations,\u201d \u201cCommunities,\u201d or \u201cOrganizations.\u201d Check all sections of the source code. Include all bar or professional association whose name signals an identity/affinity or civil-rights focus (e.g., words like Black/African-American/AAPI/Asian/South Asian/Pacific Islander/Hispanic/Latino/Native/Indigenous/LGBT/LGBTQ/Queer/Women/Gender/Disability/Veteran/Jewish/Muslim/Christian/Hindu/Sikh/Interfaith/Civil Rights/Minority/Diversity/Inclusion). Exclude purely general trade/professional groups without such identity focus. Return a deduplicated array of exact organization names; if none, return empty array.'"]}


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Steve has 20 years of experience representing financial-services, insurance, and other business clients.Â  His focus is in three areas:
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Collecting payment on business contracts, including audited insurance premium and loan enforcement, in civil/bankruptcy court;
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Defending counterclaims arising from contract enforcement; and
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Defending individual and class consumer protection claims, both in court and arbitrations, including claims under:
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Steve manages litigation in these areas throughout the United States. By handling cases through a single source, there are enormous strategic and economic benefits to clients. Among other things, this structure facilitates greater consistency of approach in handling disputes. In using a single firm to handle the litigation across geographic linesâ€”in some cases, working with local firmsâ€”it creates institutional knowledge that helps to manage costs and achieve better outcomes.
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Class Actions
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Resolved a consumer class action involving an alleged unlawful fee with client paying no damages;
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Obtained an order denying class certification of a proposed 18-state class action involving consumer claims in the title insurance industry.
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Managed portfolio of consumer-protection lawsuits and arbitrationsâ€”across the United Statesâ€”for large financial-services provider;
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Secured Tenth Circuit ruling upholding dismissal of Truth in Lending Act (TILA) claim for failure to timely contest credit card transactions;
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Secured judgment for a financial institution against a debtor asserting defense under Regulation B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act; and
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Secured summary judgment on a claim that a finance company's collection action constituted a malicious prosecution against the debtor.
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Secured a full judgment of nearly $300,000 in insurance premium in dispute related to an insurance audit over the coding of workers;
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Recovered full subpoena costs incurred by client in having to respond to burdensome subpoena obligations.
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Counterclaim Defense
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Trial victory in dispute over staffing company fee, in which defendant asserted a counterclaim alleging fraud;
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Secured ruling from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York upholding dismissal of state consumer protection claim contradicting contractual terms.
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Presentations and Publications
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Counterclaims - Prevention and Risk Management Strategies for Creditors, webinar for American Lawyers Quarterly, November 2018.
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Steven M. McCartan, Am I My Brother's Keeper? The Scope of Assignee Liability Under the FTC Holder Rule, The Financial Law Report, Jan. 2010.
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McCartan to Present Webinar on Counterclaim Strategies for Creditors
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Supreme Court Rules on Whether Filing \"Obviously\" Time-Barred Claims is \"Unfair or Unconscionable\" Under FDCPA
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Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Fair Credit Billing Act Complaint
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J.D., University of Missouri â€“ Columbia, 1999
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M.Sc., University of Edinburgh, 1997
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B.A., University of Missouri â€“ Columbia, 1995
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The Best Lawyers in America\n
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Lawyer of the Year, 2025
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Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions â€“ Defendants, 2024-2026
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Journal of Dispute Resolution, Editor-in-Chief
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Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
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The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Centurion Class (2009)
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Best Lawyers Highlights Over 100 Shook Attorneys and Lists 10 Lawyers of the Year
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Best Lawyers Recognizes Shook and Nine Lawyers of the Year
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Best Lawyers Recognizes Shook Leadership, New Faces and Six Lawyers of the Year
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McCartan to Present Webinar on Counterclaim Strategies for Creditors
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If multiple phone numbers are listed, select the one that is their direct line, not the main or central office number, nor a fax number. If the attorney works out of two offices and has a direct line for each office, list the first here. If a direct line is unavailable, but a main or central office number is listed with an extension, list that number followed by EXT and the extension number',\r\n'direct_phone_no_2' => 'Extract the second direct office phone number listed for this attorney, if it exists. If multiple direct phone numbers are listed because the attorney works out of two office, select the second number \u2013 not the one listed in the prior item. Select only a number that is the attorney\u2019s direct line, not the main or central office number, nor a fax number.',\r\n'image_url' => 'Extract the URL for the attorney\u2019s image file',\r\n'linkedIn' => 'Extract the URL for the attorney\u2019s LinkedIn profile, if it is listed. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'narrative_description' => 'Extract and combine all sections that provide a narrative overview of the attorney\u2019s biography and general work experience. Do not paraphrase, summarize, or omit information. Include the Biography/Bio section(s) and also include any Experience section that contains narrative descriptions of work (including sections structured as practice-area headings followed by descriptive paragraphs, e.g., \"Aging Services\" + paragraph text, \"Dental\" + paragraph text, etc.). Preserve headings and the order of content as it appears; you may convert embedded highlights into bullet points only if it helps preserve (not reduce) the information. EXCLUDE: any section (or subsection) that exclusively lists specific representative matters / representative experience items (typically a list of discrete matters, case captions like \"X v. Y\", deal/transaction bullet points, dated entries, courts/dockets, or similar itemized matter lists). If an Experience (or other) section contains BOTH narrative description AND a separate list of specific matters, include the narrative paragraphs/headings but omit the itemized matter list. Return the combined narrative text only. If no narrative bio or general-experience narrative exists, return an empty string.',\r\n'representative_matters' => 'Extract ALL representative matters (such as litigation cases, verdicts, transactions, or deals) that are listed as well any available descriptions of them, in both specified lists of representative matters, experience, and work highlights, as well as in the biographical text and list of news articles. If news articles for this attorney identify cases or transactions that can be inferred to be the work product of this attorney, include those matters as well. List the representative matters and their available descriptions as an array. Only pull from the text and do not paraphrase or make anything up. If no representative matters are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'news' => 'Extract news items ABOUT this attorney (not authored by them): e.g., firm/industry press releases, announcements, awards, rankings, deal/case results naming them, media coverage quoting or profiling them. List each item as \"Title (URL)\". If a \u201cNews\u201d section mixes authored content, include ONLY items that are clearly about the attorney or the firm, not implied to be authored by the attorney. Add base domain to relative links. Return an empty array [] if none.',\r\n'practice_areas' => 'Extract all the practice areas (aka departments, specialties, capabilities, services areas, areas of focus, etc.), if any, that are listed as ones that this attorney specializes in. Return them as an array. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school' => 'Extract the law school attorney attended. This is for their primary law degree, usually a JD, LLB, or, in the absence of those, the earliest LLM listed or the institution where they received an undergraduate law degree. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school_graduation_year' => 'Extract the year in which the attorney received their degree from the law school above (what year did they graduate?) If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'law_school_honors' => 'Extract all honors this attorney received in or during law school. You must review all education and credentials sections that list their law degree AND ALSO the narrative bio, as well as all other sectiosn. These honors include: latin honors (cum laude, summa cum laude, magna cum laude); school specific honors (e.g. James Kent Scholars at Columbia Law); regular honors designations (e.g. Dean\u2019s List, High Honors, etc.); Order of the Coif; course prizes (such as book awards, CALI Awards, American Jurisprudence Awards, or course awards); membership in phi kappa phi; scholarships and fellowships; moot court awards; trial advocacy awards; best oralis; brief-writing honors or other writing honors; pro bono or service distinctions; commencement prizes and medals; or other types of academic law school honors (but list them specifically - do not list them as \"other honors\". Return this entire extracted list of specific honors as an array. If no honors are found, return an empty array.',   \r\n'law_journals' =>' Extract any law reviews or law journals listed for the attorney's time in law school. Also list if the attorney had any titles in such law reviews or journals, like Articles Editor for example. Return this entire extracted list of law reviews and journals, and associated titles, as an array. If no law reviews or journals are found, return an empty array.'\r\n'undergraduate_school' => 'Extract the attorney\\'s undergraduate degree-granting school, college, university, or institution. This is probably the institution from where they received a bachelors degree. If their undergraduate degree was an LLB listed for their law school above, return an empty string. If no undergraduate schools are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'undergraduate_school_graduation_year' => 'Extract the year in which attorney received their undergraduate degree from the undergraduate school above. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'undergraduate_specialty' => 'Extract the specialties or majors that are listed for the undergraduate degree (e.g. economics, computer science, etc.) This does not include degree type, like B.S., Bachelor of Arts or Science degree, etc. List the specialties or majors as an array. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'PhD_school' => 'If this attorney has a PhD, Extract the educational institution from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'PhD_subject' => 'If this attorney has a PhD, list the educational institution from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Masters_degree_school' => 'If this attorney has a masters degree, extract the educational institution from which they received it. But do not list schools from which the attorney received an LL.M. degree or a masters in law. If no masters degree schools are found, return an empty string. ',\r\n'Masters_degree_subject' => 'If the attorney has a masters degree, extract the subject or area of study of the masters. The subject area may be in the degree itself, such as an M.Div, which is a masters in Divinity. But do not include subjects for LL.M. degrees or masters in law degrees. DO NOT include honors or latin honors (e.g. cum laude, summa cum laude) in your answer. List subjects as array. If no masters degree subjects are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MBA_School' => 'If the attorney has a Masters in Business Administration, extract the name of the business school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'MD_school' => 'If the attorney has an MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) degree, extract the name of the medical school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'llm_in_tax_law_school' =>  'If the attorney has an masters in laws (LLM) degree, specializing in tax, extract the name of the law school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Other_LLM_school' => 'If the attorney has an masters in laws (LLM) degree, but not one that specializes in tax, extract the name of the law school from which they received it. If not found, return an empty string.',\r\n'bar_and_court_admissions' => 'Extract EVERY explicit admission to practice (bar + court/agency) anywhere in the page. Include bar jurisdictions (states/provinces/territories/countries) and court/agency admissions (e.g., U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals with circuit, District/Bankruptcy/Tax/Federal Claims courts with district, USPTO, tribal/military/foreign courts). For UK attorneys, specify whether they are a solicitor, barrister, advocate, or any combination if available; for Canada, specify the province or territory; for Australia, specify the state or territory and whether they are admitted as a solicitor or barrister. Pull items under headings like \u201cAdmissions,\u201d \u201cBar Admissions,\u201d \u201cCourt Admissions,\u201d or similar, and treat each
 or clearly separated entry as one item. Do not infer from memberships/education. Exclude governments as parties, and strip years and dates. Output a deduplicated array of exact admission strings; if none, return []. ',\r\n'Clerkships' => 'Extract every judicial or court clerkship held by this attorney, regardless of where it appears in the biography (including in lists of prior employment or mixed professional experience). Treat any role containing the word \u201cclerk,\u201d \u201cclerkship,\u201d \u201cjudicial law clerk,\u201d \u201claw clerk,\u201d or similar as a clerkship. For each clerkship, return the name of the court as an array item; if the biography provides the judge\u2019s name, DO NOT include it in your answer. Include clerkships in federal courts (including bankruptcy courts), state courts, appellate courts, supreme courts, magistrate judges, and any foreign courts. Do not skip clerkships that appear in long court titles. If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Clerkships_with_judge' => 'Extract every judicial or court clerkship held by this attorney, regardless of where it appears in the biography (including in lists of prior employment or mixed professional experience). Treat any role containing the word \u201cclerk,\u201d \u201cclerkship,\u201d \u201cjudicial law clerk,\u201d \u201claw clerk,\u201d or similar as a clerkship. For each clerkship, return the name of the court as an array item; if the biography provides the judge\u2019s name, include it in parentheses after the court name, and if no judge is named, return only the court. Include clerkships in federal courts (including bankruptcy courts), state courts, appellate courts, supreme courts, magistrate judges, and any foreign courts. Do not skip clerkships that lack judge names or that appear in long court titles. If no clerkships are found, return an empty string.',\r\n'Memberships' => 'Extract any organizations the attorney a member of. List them as an array, with the attorney's role if available. If no memberships or organizations are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'clients' => 'Extract the attorney's clients that are explicitly NAMED in the source code. You MUST review EVERY section (including explicit client lists, narrative biography, representative matters, experience, and news articles/titles) and then MERGE the results; do not stop after finding clients in any one section. If a list of representative matters or experience is present, extract NAMED clients from this list, and ignore any clients who are described in the list but who are not explicitly named in the list. Only include a client from the list of representative matters/experience or any other section if its name appears verbatim in the list and if the list clearly identifies the client as a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). As an overarching rule, if the client is not identified by a proper name, do not include it. When pulling clients from lists of representative matters/experience and news articles, include clients which are named and which are implied to be represented by this attorney, their team or firm, and exclude parties adverse to such clients, opposing such clients, or on the other side of a case, deal or transaction from such clients. For example, if the representative matter/experience or news article's title mentions a lending transaction with both the lender and borrower, and the attorney or their team or firm represented the lender, do not list the borrower. If a litigation case is listed, do not assume that the lawyer represented the plaintiff. Use context or other language in the text to determine which party was represented by the attorney. If a matter lists the government as one party, assume the attorney represented the other named party and include that party if it is specifically named and not anonymous. As another example, if the representative matter/experience is a litigation case, and it is written that the attorney represented the defense (or \"defended\" his client), extract the defendant named in the case title. List all named clients as a deduplicated array of NAMES copied directly from the source text. Omit unnamed parties and anonymous parties and never guess identities. If no named clients are explicitly named anywhere in the source code, return an empty string.',\r\n'industries' => 'Extract ONLY industries/industry sectors or client-type categories explicitly named in the source code (especially, but not exclusively, under headings like \u201cIndustries,\u201d \u201cPractices & Industries,\u201d or in /industries/ links). Include items like \u201cSports,\u201d \u201cHealthcare & Life Sciences,\u201d \u201cTechnology,\u201d \u201cInfrastructure,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity,\u201d etc. EXCLUDE practice areas, services, or deal/matter types (e.g., \u201cMergers & Acquisitions,\u201d \u201cPrivate Equity M&A,\u201d \u201cacquisitions,\u201d \u201cinvestments,\u201d \u201cdivestitures,\u201d \u201cjoint ventures,\u201d \u201cfinancing,\u201d \u201crestructurings\u201d). Return a deduplicated array of industry/client-type names as written. If none are explicitly named, return empty array.',\r\n'languages' => 'Extract the languages in which the attorney is fluent. List them as an array.',\r\n'Accolades' => 'Extract any accolades, awards, or other special recognitions this attorney has received, such as rankings in Chambers guides (like Chambers & Partners, Chambers Gobal, or Chambers Asia-Pacific), the Legal500 list, and SuperLawyers, among others. The accolades should be specific to this attorney or their work, not generalized to their practice or their firm. List these accolades as an array. If no accolades are listed, return an empty string.',\r\n'pro_bono_activities' => 'Extract the attorney's pro bono, community service, and volunteer activities, as well as any non-profit, ngo, community service organizations the attorney may be involved with. If a description of the work is provided, include that. List them as an array',\r\n'thought_leadership' => 'Extract ALL professional thought leadership attributed to this attorney in their narrative bio and in all \"Insights,\" \"Publications,\" \"Events,\" and similar sections. This includes all items with their authorship/co-authorship/speaking/hosting credit/(byline \u201cauthor,\u201d \"co-author,\" \u201cpresenter,\u201d \u201cspeaker,\u201d \u201cpanelist,\u201d \u201cwebinar,\u201d \u201cpodcast,\u201d \u201cblog,\u201d \u201carticle,\u201d \u201cpublication,\u201d \u201cchapter,\u201d \u201cCLE,\u201d etc.). This also includes any items that do not include their byline or credit, but which are implied to involve the attorney (for example, by being listed in a section on their profile for \"Insights,\" \"Podcasts,\" \"Events,\" \"Media,\" \"Thought Leadership,\" \"Webinars, etc.). If a \u201cNews\u201d or \u201cInsights\u201d section mixes third party news ABOUT this attorney, include only items implied to the attorney as creator/presenter. List each as \"Title (URL)\" when a link is present, otherwise just the title. Add base domain to relative links. Also include the publication, event/program, and date after the title if these are available. Return [] if none.'\r\n'adverse_parties' => 'Review all the source code, including the narrative bio and list of representative matters, and list EVERY identifiable and NAMED party that is adverse to this attorney\u2019s clients: litigation opponents and transaction counterparties (buyer vs seller, lender vs borrower, landlord vs tenant, licensor vs licensee, insurer vs insured, issuer vs underwriter/investor, etc.). You MUST pull from all sections in the source code - explicit lists of clients, the narrative biography, listed representative matters, or in news articles listed for this attorney, or the titles thereof. In M&A, if the attorney represented the buyer/acquirer, DO NOT list the acquired target as adverse (since it becomes the client); instead list only the selling side (seller, stockholders, founders, or divesting company). If the attorney represented the seller/target, list the buyer/acquirer. Use cues like \u201cto/with/from/against,\u201d \u201csale to/by,\u201d \u201cacquisition from/by,\u201d \u201cmerger with,\u201d \u201cfinanced by/loan to/from/credit facility with.\u201d In the attorney represented the owner or owning entity of a subsidiary/portfolio company (for example in the case of a restructuring or lending transaction), DO NOT list the subsidiary/portfolio company as adverse; Do not list governments/agencies/courts. Only include an adverse party if its name appears verbatim in the source code and clearly identifies a real person, business, company, organization, or government entity. Do NOT include general descriptions, categories, roles, or descriptors that are not proper names (for example: \"Fortune 50 company\", \"medical billing company\", \"global bank\", \"mayoral candidate\", \"pharmacy\", \"trade association\", \"energy company\", or similar phrases). If the text does not contain the adverse party's name, do not include it. Output a deduplicated array of exact names; omit unnamed parties and never guess.'\r\n 'affinity_groups' => 'Extract ALL affinity/identity-based organizations the attorney is affiliated with on the page, even if under generic headings like \u201cAssociations,\u201d \u201cMemberships,\u201d \u201cAffiliations,\u201d \u201cCommunities,\u201d or \u201cOrganizations.\u201d Check all sections of the source code. Include all bar or professional association whose name signals an identity/affinity or civil-rights focus (e.g., words like Black/African-American/AAPI/Asian/South Asian/Pacific Islander/Hispanic/Latino/Native/Indigenous/LGBT/LGBTQ/Queer/Women/Gender/Disability/Veteran/Jewish/Muslim/Christian/Hindu/Sikh/Interfaith/Civil Rights/Minority/Diversity/Inclusion). Exclude purely general trade/professional groups without such identity focus. Return a deduplicated array of exact organization names; if none, return empty array.'"]}