Grace Under Fire: Leading & Adapting Through A Crisis

David Hoffman, a former Inspector General, federal prosecutor, and Supreme Court clerk, is Global Co-Leader of Sidley’s White Collar: Government Litigation and Investigations practice. He has tried over a dozen federal jury cases, argued and briefed multiple appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals, directed hundreds of investigations, and advised numerous public and private entities on ethics and compliance matters. His practice focuses on commercial litigation and disputes at both the trial and appellate levels, DOJ, SEC, and other government investigations, internal investigations, and work relating to data breaches and cybersecurity.

David is ranked in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA (2021), which recommends him for Litigation: White Collar Investigations and highlights his experience in internal investigations and matters involving fraud and bribery. The 2020 edition of Chambers quotes one client as stating, “he’s very, very smart, very thoughtful and deliberate in his approach, and he handles large, multijurisdictional cases excellently.”

Member of senior executive team formulating and implementing corporate strategy with $5M P&L ownership of eight -person Legal Department. Responsible for all aspects of corporate governance, M&A, commercial, litigation, regulatory, technology/IP and labor/employment/benefits practice areas as well as ethics & compliance program.

Shea earned her Bachelors of Arts in English and Education and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

Heather Nevitt is the Editor-in-Chief of Corporate Counsel, Inside Counsel and Global Leaders in Law. Heather brings Valuable content to the various publications sites she manages while building communities and developing new event ideas to engage readers.

Heather joined ALM in 2005 and was the Editor-in-Chief of Texas Lawyer. Before joining ALM, she practiced law and earned her JD from Michigan State University College of Law in East Lansing, Michigan.