William J. Leone
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Bill Leone, Esq. is a litigation partner and head of White Collar and Government Investigations with Norton Rose Fulbright in New York. Mr. Leone is a former federal prosecutor and served in the United States Department of Justice from 2001 to 2006. He served as United States Attorney for the District of Colorado from 2004 to 2006. Prior to serving in the United States Department of Justice, Mr. Leone was an experienced civil trial attorney and tried over 50 cases to verdict before judges, juries and arbitration panels. He also served on the Colorado Securities Fraud Task Force with representatives from the Colorado Attorney General's Office and Colorado Securities Commission. Most recently, Mr. Leone has served as an advisor to clients facing complex civil, criminal and administrative exposure from various sources including whistleblowers, government subpoenas and internal reports from ethics and compliance programs. As a result of Mr. Leone's wide range of experience, he has been a guest commentator on CNBC, CNN and Fox News and has been featured in publications including the Wall Street Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Denver Post and other publications. He was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court to, and currently serves on the Chief Justice's Commission on the Legal Profession. In 2013 he was appointed by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to serve as a member of the Independent Ethics Commission for the State of Colorado. Bill continues to maintain an active presence and practice in Colorado as well as New York and represents global, national and local clients in the Colorado courts.
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