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Amy R. Sabrin

Partner

Government Enforcement and Complex Civil and Criminal Litigation

Amy R. Sabrin represents corporations and individuals in government enforcement, criminal, congressional and internal investigations, and in civil litigation before federal district courts, courts of appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.  Often, Ms. Sabrin has handled matters that require concurrent representation in the civil, criminal and political arenas.

Ms. Sabrin’s cases have included the defense of President Clinton in the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit, including an appeal to the Supreme Court; the defense of a major insurance company in connection with an investigation by the attorney general of New York; the defense of major defense contractors in civil false claims actions; the representation of a White House deputy chief of staff as a witness in concurrent grand jury and congressional investigations; and the criminal defenses of a former cabinet member, a member of Congress and an executive of a health care corporation.  Ms. Sabrin also has served as counsel to the Virginia Tech Review Panel, a commission appointed by the governor of Virginia to investigate the tragic murders of 32 students at Virginia Tech in April 2007.

Ms. Sabrin has conducted internal investigations on behalf of major corporations or their audit committees, and has advised corporations and individuals subject to enforcement actions by government agencies, including the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the offices of state attorneys general.

In 1991, Ms. Sabrin left Skadden, Arps to serve as the general counsel of the National Endowment for the Arts.  She returned to the firm in 1992.

Ms. Sabrin was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2011.  Recently, she was recognized as a “Champion” by The National Law Journal in its third annual Legal Times Awards.  The publication honors attorneys who have upheld the profession’s “core values through public service, pro bono efforts and advocacy for civil liberties.”

Washington, D.C. Office

T: 202.371.7699
F: 202.661.9073

Related Practices

Government Enforcement Litigation
Litigation
White Collar Crime
Appellate Litigation and Legal Issues
Government Contract Disputes
Government Enforcement and White Collar Crime
Class Action Litigation
Health Care and Life Sciences
Securities Enforcement and Compliance
Congressional Investigations

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
Maryland

Education

J.D., George Washington University Law Center, 1985 (Order of the Coif; BNA Award for Outstanding Senior; Editor, Law Review)
M.A., Stanford University, 1974
B.A., Wellesley College, 1972

Professional Experience

General Counsel, National Endowment for the Arts (1991-1992)
Law Clerk to the Hon. Oliver Gasch, United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1985-1986)