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Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense, Complex Civil Litigation, Government Investigations

Additional Information:

Gary Lincenberg concentrates his practice on the defense of white collar criminal prosecutions, government investigations and complex civil litigation. Having tried more than 35 cases and argued more than 20 appeals, he is considered among the most experienced, trial-tested and skilled trial attorneys in the state. Prior to joining Bird Marella 20 years ago, he served over six years as an Assistant United States Attorney and as a Deputy Division Chief. He has handled a wide variety of cases, including False Claims Act, FCPA, securities, investment, tax, real estate, banking, money laundering, money remitting, government contractor, economic espionage, export, health care, environmental, public corruption, program fraud, and intellectual property cases.

Mr. Lincenberg is actively involved in a range of professional and civic-related activities. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; served as the National Co-Chairman of the ABA’s White Collar Crime Committee; Co-Chair of the ABA its Liaison Committee to the Department of Justice; Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference; President of the Los Angeles County Chapter of the Federal Bar Association; and Chairman of the ABA Southern California Regional White Collar Crime Committee. He regularly participates in professional activities integral to his success – presenting lectures, writing, volunteering in the community – along with continually improving his skills in counseling, negotiating and arguing in court.

Mr. Lincenberg is regularly recognized among the top white-collar defense attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers & Partners USA, Global Investigations Review’s Who’s Who, and others. For example, this year Chambers rated Bird Marella in Band 1 of White Collar firms and described Lincenberg as “marvelous,” and “quick to adapt to changing circumstances in the courtroom.”

Mr. Lincenberg is best known for his strategic approach to avoiding charges against his clients and for his superior skills at trial. Many white collar defense attorneys rarely try a criminal case, and have never defeated the government at trial. Mr. Lincenberg has an extraordinary record of success at trial, including complete victories, or hung juries resulting in dismissals, in five of his last six criminal trials. He has been retained by a host of large companies such as BlackBerry, KB Homes, Unocal, Marathon Oil, Raytheon, Northrop, Meggitt, Woodward, Sunrider, HP, Las Vegas Sands Corporation as well as scores of mid-sized companies to represent the companies and/or their executives.

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Firm Members: Joel Boxer David Chao