Leader and co-founder of the White Collar practice group at Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC, a Washington, D.C.-area boutique specializing in cross-border and U.S. anti-corruption and other complex corporate investigations, defense, and compliance matters.  Graduate of New York University School of Law and Harvard University.  Prior to entering private practice, served as a criminal defense attorney in the U.S. federal court in Washington, D.C., and clerked for the federal District Court in the Southern District of New York and for the federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.