Jason Linder

Prior to joining Willkie in 2025, Jason was the co-chair of the investigations and white-collar defense practice at a global law firm. He also previously served as a federal prosecutor in the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division—where he led many of the Department’s most cutting-edge cross-border white collar investigations—and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida, where he tried numerous cases and argued multiple appeals.  

Jason also served as DOJ’s principal representative to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and clerked for the Honorable Stanley Marcus of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit earlier in his career.

• Ranked in Chambers Global, FCPA in the USA, 2021 - 2024
• Recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Criminal Defense: White-Collar, 2022
• Ranked in Chambers USA, FCPA Nationwide, 2020 - 2023
• Named “FCPA Practitioner to Watch” by Global Investigations Review, 2021
• Named “Southern California Super Lawyer “for white collar defense, 2020-2022
• Named one of North America’s Future Leaders in Investigations by Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2021
  
   

• National Co-Chair, American Bar Association, White Collar Crime Committee
• Treasurer and former North America Regional Representative, International Bar Association, Business Crime Committee
• Member, Bet Tzedek, Board of Directors
• Member, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Board of Directors
• Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Board of Governors (2017-2021) 
  
   

• Co-Author, "Bribery Bill Fills Gap In Foreign Corruption Enforcement," Law360, December 21, 2023
• Co-Author, “U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption Reflects Global Enforcement,” Bloomberg Law, January 5, 2022
• Co-Author, “How US Authorities Obtain Foreign Evidence in Cross-Border Investigations,” GIR – Americas Investigations Review 2022, October 18, 2021
• Co-Author, “Mitigating SPAC Enforcement and Litigations Risks,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, May 18, 2021
• Co-Author, “Limits of FCPA Jurisdiction Over Foreigners After Hoskins,” Law360, April 10, 2020
• Speaker, “Enforcement Trends at Multi-Lateral Banks,” IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022, November 3, 2022
• Speaker, “Things to Consider When Disclosing to SEC/DOJ,” ABA Anti-Corruption Day of Learning 2021, December 9, 2021
• Speaker, “Legal Privilege in an Area of Increasing Cross-Border Information Sharing,” 23rd Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference, November 5, 2021
• Speaker, “Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege in Government Investigations: Lessons from Recent High-Profile Cases,” American Bar Association Presentation, September 2, 2021
• Speaker, “Why in the World Should Corporations Cooperate with the Government? What Every In-House Counsel Must Know,” International Bar Association Virtual 2020 Conference, November 25, 2020
• Moderator, “Use and Abuse of State Funding in the COVID-19 Era,” International Bar Association Virtual 2020 Conference, November 20, 2020
• Moderator, “White Collar Town Hall – DOJ, SEC, and CFTC Enforcement Priorities in the Coming Year,” ABA Criminal Justice Section 13th Annual Fall Institute, November 19, 2020

• Defending one of the world’s largest professional services companies in an ongoing government investigation related to alleged embezzlement, fraud, and corruption in Tanzania.
• Representing a publicly traded manufacturing company in a DOJ and SEC FCPA investigation involving alleged conduct in China and elsewhere.
• Representing an oil and gas company in a cross-border DOJ public integrity investigation into potential domestic corruption, foreign corruption, and violations of the Foreign Agent Registration Act.
• Representing a multinational engineering firm in a World Bank investigation involving a significant project in India.
• Conducting an internal investigation in Saudi Arabia related to alleged corruption, conflict of interest, and other misconduct for one of the world’s largest engineering companies, an issuer on the New York Stock Exchange.
• Defending a former Chief Executive Officer at a publicly traded mining exploration and production company in DOJ and SEC investigation into alleged misconduct in the US and Mexico.
• Defending a real estate company and its owner in a DOJ embezzlement, kickback, and financial fraud investigation, as well as in related civil proceedings.
• Defending a major professional services company in an assessment of its compliance program by French anti-corruption authorities.
• Representing an executive of a major financial institution in an internal fraud-related investigation and related civil litigation.
• Advising a major energy company in a variety of compliance and investigations matters in West Africa, South America, the Middle East and elsewhere.
• Conducting compliance reviews and implementing compliance remediation for multiple large corporations, many publicly traded, across a wide range of industries.
• Representing a major pharmaceutical manufacturer in an FCPA-related civil suit.
• Represented a major insurer in a DOJ criminal antitrust investigation.
• Represented the general counsel of a defense contractor in multiple DOJ investigations involving allegations relating to the FCPA, money laundering, the Foreign Agent Registration Act and fraud.
• Represented a China-based executive of a large California-based publicly traded company in connection with an FCPA investigation by the SEC and DOJ.
• Led an investigation into alleged securities fraud on behalf of a committee of the board of directors of a major California publicly traded company.
• Led an internal investigation for a major horseracing company.
• Conducted an FCPA-related internal investigation in Asia for a large California-based publicly traded technology company.
• Represented an orthopedic surgery practice in an internal and government healthcare fraud investigation, as well as related qui tam and civil suits.
• Represented a major medical device manufacturer in an internal and DOJ investigation of cyberhacking.
• Represented several executives of a Fortune 100 automobile manufacturer in a DOJ and SEC investigation into potential accounting fraud, securities fraud, wire fraud, and books and records violations, as well as the company's related internal investigation.
• Represented an executive of a major medical device manufacturer in a DOJ healthcare fraud investigation.
• Represented an executive of a German auto manufacturer in a DOJ and German law enforcement investigation into potential regulatory fraud.
• Conducted FCPA-related internal investigations in Latin America and the Caribbean for a large California-based publicly traded company.
• Designed and implemented a compliance program for an entertainment studio to minimize risk arising from contemplated new content creation.
• Revised and trained executives on an entertainment studio’s FCPA compliance program.
• Advised a private equity fund regarding FCPA implications of its investments.
• Served as an expert witness on anti-corruption compliance programs for a major medical device company.
• Counseled a major pharmaceutical manufacturer regarding FCPA issues.
• Advised an international health care company on its anti-corruption compliance program.
• Led a major Los Angeles County company’s internal investigation relating to a cyberhack and advised the business on cybersecurity compliance.

_{*Jason advised on some of these matters prior to joining Willkie.}