David S. Krakoff

David S. Krakoff is a Partner in the Washington, DC office of BuckleySandler LLP. Mr. Krakoff counsels corporations and corporate executives in all aspects of criminal and related civil and administrative matters.

With more than 30 years experience representing individual and corporate clients in high-stakes criminal and complex civil litigation and enforcement cases throughout the country, Mr. Krakoff’s experience spans a variety of SEC enforcement, grand jury and trial matters, involving accounting fraud, securities, tax, foreign corrupt practices, public corruption, antitrust, healthcare, export control, False Claims Act, trade secrets and environmental matters. Mr. Krakoff’s experience includes federal and state trials, with primary trial responsibility in more than 50 cases. In 2009, he represented a former executive of W.R. Grace & Co. in a lengthy criminal trial in the District of Montana that ended in an acquittal of all charges. In 2011-12, he represented an individual in the FCPA Sting Case criminal trial in the District of Columbia that ended in a hung jury mistrial and the later dismissal of all charges by the Department of Justice.

Prior to joining BuckleySandler, Mr. Krakoff was co-leader of the global litigation practice at Mayer Brown. In addition to his experience in private practice, Mr. Krakoff was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia for 10 years.

Mr. Krakoff is recognized as a leading Litigation lawyer by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2006-2011). In their 2010 edition, Chambers reported that Mr. Krakoff “is considered a go-to lawyer for white-collar work. He has gained a reputation as ‘a superb criminal lawyer.’"  Mr. Krakoff has also earned recognition from Best Lawyers in America in the area of Criminal Defense (2006-2011), Super Lawyers (2007-2012), Washingtonian Magazine Top Lawyers (2007), Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals, International Who's Who of Business Crime Defense Lawyers (2012), and Best Lawyers in Washington (2006-2009, White Collar Litigation and Complex Civil Litigation; 2010, White Collar Litigation and Commercial Litigation).