Boone_Robert

Robert L. Boone

Boone_Robert

Robert L. Boone

Partner

New York + 1 212 295 6314

Robert L. Boone, a former federal prosecutor and accomplished trial lawyer, focuses on trials, government and internal investigations, white collar criminal defense, complex civil litigation and regulatory compliance. Mr. Boone has served as lead or co-lead attorney in more than a dozen federal trials, including some of the most complex in recent years.  Mr. Boone has also negotiated favorable resolutions for prominent corporations and individuals in connection with matters involving the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Mr. Boone was recognized by Bloomberg Law as one of the top white-collar lawyers to know in the publication’s “They’ve Got Next” series and is Chambers USA ranked for White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations.  He has been praised in Chambers USA as “terrific,” “a real talent,” “an expert from a strategic leadership standpoint,” and possessing “all the skillsets and the trial presence.”  

Mr. Boone spent nearly a decade as an Assistant US Attorney in the Southern District of New York, where he led some of the SDNY’s most high-profile trials and investigations, including those against a former top aide to then–New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for bribery and wire fraud; NCAA basketball coaches and athlete advisors for bribery and wire fraud, and celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti for extortion.  At the time Mr. Boone left the SDNY, he was a senior member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, where he conducted a number of joint and parallel investigations with the FBI, SEC, CFTC, IRS, and other agencies.   

Before joining the SDNY, Mr. Boone was a litigation associate at WilmerHale. Prior to that role, he practiced at another international law firm and was a law clerk to the Honorable Damon J. Keith of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Professional Activities

Mr. Boone serves as co-chair of the firm's Hiring Committee in New York.

Experience

    • Lead trial counsel for a former investment banker accused of participating in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act scheme 
    • Represented an executive of a major consulting company in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation, successfully persuading the US Department of Justice not to file any charges
    • Represented an investment banker in a prominent insider-trading case, successfully persuading the US Department of Justice not to file any charges 
    • Represented the former CEO of a cryptocurrency company in a securities fraud investigation, successfully persuading the US Department of Justice not to file any charges
    • Represented an executive of a major food corporation in a money laundering investigation, successfully persuading the US Department of Justice not to file any charges
    • Represented an executive of a major waste services company in a political corruption investigation, successfully persuading the US Department of Justice not to file any charges
    • Represented a food processing and commodities trading company in an accounting fraud investigation, successfully persuading the US Department of Justice not to file any charges
    • Represented a major digital asset platform in an economic sanctions investigation, successfully persuading the US Department of Justice not to file any charges

Recognition

  • Recognized by Chambers USA as a leading white-collar crime and government investigations lawyer in the 2025-2026 editions.
  • Named one of the Best Lawyers in America for 2025 and 2026.
  • Federal Prosecutor of the Year Award from the US Department of Homeland Security’s New York Office and the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation.

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Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 2007

      Editor-in-Chief, California Law Review

    • BA, Political Science, Howard University, 2004

      summa cum laude Phi Beta Kappa

  • Admissions

    • New York

    • US District Court for the Eastern District of New York

    • US District Court for the Southern District of New York

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Damon J. Keith, US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2007 - 2008

Credentials

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