Welcome back to “They’ve Got Next.” In our new installment, we highlight a group of talented young white collar lawyers who have already led high-stakes investigations that have led to big trial wins or substantial reports for their clients.
With this group—Robert Boone of WilmerHale; Margot Laporte of Miller & Chevalier; Janus Schutte of Paul, Weiss; Nick Silverman of Steptoe & Johnson; and Alex Wyman of Latham & Watkins—the claims to fame are impressive. Here’s a sampling.
As an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, WilmerHale partner Robert Boone initiated and co-led a multiyear investigation and prosecution of a college basketball bribery scheme, leading to convictions of individuals that included assistant men’s basketball coaches, Adidas AG employees, financial advisers, and an aspiring agent.
The former NCAA Division I Howard University soccer player advocated for himself to land the assignment, one that overlapped with his interest in sports and allowed him to demonstrate his skills with investigations and at trial.
“It took a while for it to get to the point where there were people we felt we could charge,” Boone told Bloomberg Law’s Ben Penn. “Sometimes you get cases that come in that are sort of already half-baked. This was not one of them.”
Miller & Chevalier partner Margot Laporte successfully defended a Swiss asset manager indicted for money laundering and bribery, securing a rare judicial defeat of the Department of Justice’s “agency” theory to assert jurisdiction over foreign nationals.
“It’s one of the few times in what I do that cases are publicly settled, and so I’m able to talk about the underlying facts,” Laporte told Penn. “It’s nice to be able to share ideas with attorneys who are representing individuals in similar cases.”
Alex Wyman, a partner with Latham & Watkins, led several noteworthy prosecutions during his time as an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, Bloomberg Law’s Jordan Rubin reports. He’ll be featured in an upcoming episode of CNBC’s “American Greed” for one of them, the case of Antonio Mariot Wilson, who convinced actress Jenifer Lewis of the ABC show “Black-ish” and others to invest in bogus companies.
Check out all the stories of “They’ve Got Next: Five Fresh Faces to Know in White Collar” by clicking on the lawyers’ names below.
- Robert Boone of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
- Margot Laporte of Miller & Chevalier
- Janus Schutte of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Nick Silverman of Steptoe & Johnson
- Alex Wyman of Latham & Watkins
Then, rediscover the work of the 55 other rising stars we’ve featured since we launched “They’ve Got Next,” spanning these practice areas: labor and employment, intellectual property, bankruptcy, tax, environmental law, appellate, healthcare and life sciences, banking and finance, privacy and data security, antitrust and consumer litigation.
Finally, join us again in April, when we’ll feature five young lawyers to watch in the world of energy. See you then!
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