Profile: Samuel W Seymour

Business Crime

Biography: Business Crime

Sam Seymour, a partner in the firm's criminal defence and investigations group, specialises in white-collar criminal defence, regulatory enforcement matters, and internal investigations.

Mr Seymour has represented clients in numerous high profile investigations involving allegations of accounting fraud, securities fraud, foreign bribery, price fixing, trade sanctions violations, money laundering, and obstruction of justice. He represents individuals and institutions in a broad range of financial and industrial business sectors worldwide. His practice also encompasses commercial litigation and arbitration matters, including derivative cases, shareholder actions, and complex contract disputes.

Mr Seymour's representative matters include: handling the resolution of government investigations for The Bank of New York, Spiegel, Inc, Bankers Trust Company, Statoil ASA, Assicurazioni Generali SpA, and Morgan Crucible plc; representing David Duncan, formerly the lead Arthur Andersen engagement partner for Enron, in the criminal probe of Enron and Andersen; serving as lead trial counsel in 15 criminal jury trials in federal courts, and arguing numerous appeals in the Second Circuit; and conducting numerous internal investigations for corporations, financial institutions, and audit committees.

Mr Seymour served as an assistant US Attorney and deputy chief appellate attorney in the Southern District of New York from 1988 through 1991.

Widely recognised for his professional achievements, Mr Seymour is a member of numerous organisations serving the legal and educational communities.

Mr Seymour joined Sullivan & Cromwell LLP after graduating from Columbia Law School (JD, 1982) and Dartmouth College (AB, 1979). He rejoined Sullivan & Cromwell from the US District Attorney's office in 1991 and became a partner in 1994.