Covington & Burling LLP operates as a limited liability partnership worldwide, with the practice in England and Wales conducted by an affiliated
limited liability multinational partnership, Covington & Burling LLP, which is formed under the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States
and authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with registration number 77071..
Arlo Devlin-Brown represents individuals and companies in sensitive government investigations and enforcement actions, with particular expertise in money laundering, sanctions, securities fraud, insider trading and corruption matters. He has represented numerous global international financial institutions in high stakes investigations involving the DOJ, the New York Department of Financial Services, the Federal Reserve and other regulators. He has also represented companies in connection with both foreign and domestic corruption allegations.
Arlo also advises financial institutions and companies on compliance with the Controlled Substances Act, anti-money laundering statutes and other laws governing the cannabis sector.
In addition to his work on behalf of corporate clients, Arlo specializes in the representation of individuals – including public figures – in high profile and potentially life-altering criminal investigations, and regularly advises on the intertwined legal, business and public relations issues that must be successfully navigated.
Arlo is also an accomplished trial lawyer, having tried over a dozen federal jury trials to verdict and argued more 15 appeals to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Prior to joining the firm, Arlo served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York as one of its leading securities fraud prosecutors and then as Chief of its Public Corruption Unit. In his role as Chief, Arlo supervised more than 20 prosecutors, criminal investigators and other professionals responsible for investigating and prosecuting a wide range of domestic and foreign corruption offenses and cases involving fraud against the government.
Prior to being promoted to Chief, Arlo served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District’s Securities and Commodities Fraud Unit. He investigated and prosecuted some of the most notable financial services-related cases in recent years—among them were cases involving insider trading, Bank Secrecy Act, anti-money laundering violations, investment adviser fraud, offering fraud, and accounting fraud. He also spearheaded the Department of Justice’s principal enforcement action involving the internet gambling industry.
Representation of leading Asian bank in connection with investigation by DOJ, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the New York Department of Financial Services and others regarding sanctions violations.
Representation of global financial institution in connection with DOJ and internal investigations of alleged money laundering, corruption and tax evasion issues.
Representation of global technology company in connection with sensitive internal public corruption investigation.
Representation of leading consumer products company in multi-year accounting fraud investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, resulting in a declination.
Representation of various Fortune 500 companies in internal and DOJ/SEC insider trading investigations, and advising on insider trading compliance issues.
Notable individual representations have included:
A former Am Law 100 partner in a money laundering trial involving a cryptocurrency;
A former U.S. Congressman in a high profile sexual misconduct prosecution;
A senior banker at global financial institution in connection with DOJ money laundering and corruption investigation;
A parent charged in the so-called “Varsity Blue” college admissions scandal; and
Inmates at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (“MCC”) in Manhattan in a class action against the federal jail relating to its failure to protect vulnerable inmates from Covid-19.
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