Biography: Business Crime Defence

Thomas C Green is a partner in Sidley's Washington, DC office. Mr Green manages the firm's federal and state investigation and white collar defence practice groups and has an active commercial litigation practice.

Much of his practice is devoted to counselling corporate officials in connection with criminal investigations, conducting internal investigations of alleged corporate wrongdoing and advising on the implementation of compliance and anti-fraud programmes.

Mr Green has represented members of Congress, other public officials, and prominent corporate executives in responding to federal and Congressional investigations of their official conduct. He has represented clients in many of the most significant criminal cases and Congressional inquires, including the Watergate case, the prosecution of former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel, the 'Studio 54' investigation during the Carter Administration and the 'Whitewater' Independent Counsel investigation. During the Iran-Contra investigation, Mr Green represented Retired Major General Richard V Secord. Senator Donald W Riegle Jr retained Mr Green in connection with the Senate Ethics Committee's inquiry relating to Charles Keating.

Mr Green is a nationally known and highly regarded trial lawyer who has tried many complex criminal and civil cases. In a Corporate Crime Reporter survey, Mr Green was selected as one of the top five white collar criminal defence attorneys in the United States. Mr Green's success as lead trial counsel in United States v Tyson Foods Inc, which resulted in the acquittal of all defendants, was named as the year's top defence verdict by The National Law Journal. Mr Green is a former assistant US attorney for the District of Columbia and has practised law in Washington, DC for more than 35 years.