Evan J. Gotlob

Evan Gotlob, the Chair of our White Collar Crime, Government Investigations & Criminal Defense Practice Group, is a nationally recognized former prosecutor with almost 20 years experience as a state and federal prosecutor. He represents organizations and individuals in a wide variety of high stakes government and internal investigations, hearings, administrative actions, trials, and enforcement proceedings brought by federal and state government agencies, including in the financial services, securities, healthcare, life sciences, and higher education industries.

During his time as a prosecutor, Evan won the United States Department of Justice Director’s Award for outstanding performance as a prosecutor in the first of its kind prosecution of a doctor prescribing opioids that led to the death of a patient. During his 14 years as a prosecutor, Evan prosecuted a variety of financial crimes, public corruption, healthcare fraud, tax fraud, and violent crimes during his time with the DOJ.

Evan represents companies, boards, universities, nonprofits, and individuals in highly complex and sensitive internal and government investigations, including matters related to the Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act (FCA), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) matters and related Department of Justice, State Attorney General and local District Attorney’s Office investigations, among others. Evan has extensive experience in the healthcare field, representing individuals and organizations in FCA investigations in multiple districts throughout the country.

Evan advises universities on sensitive internal investigations, including Title IX matters, allegations of sexual misconduct, and issues involving student-athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL) activity. He helps institutions evaluate allegations, respond to government and regulatory inquiries, and manage the legal and reputational risks that follow. Evan also leads the group that represents high school and college athletes in negotiating NIL and marketing agreements.

Additionally, Evan has been involved in multiple labor and employment investigations throughout the country on both the corporate and individual side concerning a variety of workplace violations.