William Jackson Email & Phone Number

William “Billy” Jackson is a partner in Jackson Lewis’s Norfolk office. He helps clients navigate federal and state government investigations and enforcement actions and conducts internal investigations for companies grappling with allegations of misconduct. His practice uniquely combines investigative, litigation, regulatory, corporate, and government-engagement expertise to provide creative solutions for clients seeking guidance when there is no road map. He also specializes in white-collar criminal defense, criminal and civil RICO, and cases involving the False Claims Act. Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Billy served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia in Norfolk. While there, he tried numerous jury and bench trials and successfully defended many convictions and sentences on appeal. He was lead counsel on hundreds of criminal cases involving white-collar crime, money laundering, large-scale heroin and fentanyl trafficking, and RICO and organized crime, including several murder cases. He was also the Lead Task Force Attorney in charge of the District’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) program, which is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s strategy to combat transnational organized crime and money-laundering threats.

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