Robert D. Keefe spent more than four decades in the firm’s Litigation/Controversy Department and White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice after joining the firm in 1974, retiring in 2024. He previously served as an attorney in the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice and later co‑chaired the firm’s Government Investigations and Litigation Group. His practice focused on complex commercial litigation, internal corporate investigations, and white‑collar criminal defense, with extensive experience across fraud, tax, environmental, healthcare, securities, antitrust, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters.

Mr. Keefe advised and represented companies and individuals in sensitive federal and state investigations and parallel civil proceedings, including matters involving alleged financial fraud, money laundering, healthcare and government‑program violations, environmental enforcement, FDA‑regulated products, and banking laws. He handled long‑running and high‑stakes investigations for clients in the financial services, pharmaceutical, medical device, manufacturing, energy, and consumer‑products sectors, frequently resolving matters without indictment. His work also encompassed major commercial, antitrust, contract, and lender‑liability disputes, and he regularly represented officers, directors, and institutions in litigation and regulatory matters involving significant legal, financial, and reputational risk.