Robert J. Bittman

Mr. Bittman is the founder and managing partner of BittmanLaw. Mr. Bittman is a former federal prosecutor and Big Law partner who over several decades has worked on many of the highest profile cases in the country. Mr. Bittman specializes in white collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, congressional investigations, and corporate compliance.

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Experience

Prior to founding BittmanLaw, Mr. Bittman was a senior lawyer for 25 years in the litigation departments of White & Case, LLP, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, and McGuireWoods, LLP, where he represented multinational corporations, boards of directors, and individuals navigating the complex web of laws and regulations and accompanying investigations by enforcement authorities that today’s global business community regularly confronts. Mr. Bittman has extensive experience with corporate investigations and enforcement matters, and frequently provides strategic counsel to corporations and individuals on managing the legal risks of operating in a global economy.

Mr. Bittman has significant experience representing corporations, boards, senior executives, government officials, and other individuals and entities in criminal and civil investigations throughout the United States, including matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, and the departments of State, Treasury and Commerce. Mr. Bittman offers particular experience related to complex frauds (securities fraud, mail and wire fraud, honest services fraud, defense contractor fraud, healthcare fraud), antitrust, public corruption, bribery (including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)), criminal tax matters, false statements / perjury, the False Claims Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, international data privacy laws, campaign finance laws, money laundering, and import/export violations. In addition, Mr. Bittman conducts internal investigations on behalf of corporations and boards and advises on risk mitigation, including the development, evaluation, and implementation of effective compliance programs.

Representative Matters

Since entering private practice in 1999, Mr. Bittman’s representations have included individuals or entities in some of the highest-profile cases in the country, including cases and investigations involving:

Mark Meadows (former Chief of Staff to President Trump)
FTX / Sam Bankman-Fried (investigation and prosecution re crypto currency)
January 6 Committee (House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol)
Opioids (criminal investigation by DOJ of corporate fraud re opioids)
Special Counsel Robert Mueller (DOJ investigation of interference in 2016 presidential election)
Larry Nassar / USA Gymnastics (Senate investigation)
Aaron Schock (former Illinois Congressman; criminal investigation and indictment)
Sinking of Duck Boat in Branson, Missouri, resulting in death of 17 individuals
U.S. Attorneys Firing Matter (Congressional and DOJ investigation involving the firing of several United States Attorneys in the George W. Bush administration)
Enron (investigation and prosecution of corporate fraud)
Jack Abramoff (former lobbyist; Congressional and criminal investigations)
Senator Ted Stevens (investigations related to criminal prosecution of Sen. Stevens)
California Energy Crisis (investigations related to abuse of energy markets in California)
Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald (investigation of leak re Valerie Plame)
Independent Counsel David Barrett (investigation of HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros)

Government Experience

Mr. Bittman is a former state and federal prosecutor, culminating in his service as Deputy Independent Counsel under Independent Counsel Ken Starr where Mr. Bittman, among other things, managed the Office of Independent Counsel’s Little Rock office and led the Office’s investigation into matters involving Monica Lewinsky. While leading the Lewinsky investigation, Mr. Bittman was the lead questioner of President Clinton during his testimony before the grand jury, managed the preparation of the Office’s Referral to the House of Representatives, and was the Office’s principal liaison with Congress during President Clinton’s impeachment proceedings.

As a state prosecutor in Maryland, Mr. Bittman first-chaired numerous jury trials, prosecuting charges of capital murder, white collar crime and other felonies. Mr. Bittman also testified before the Maryland State Legislature on the impacts of various criminal law issues.

Security Clearance

During his service as a federal prosecutor, Mr. Bittman held a Top Secret / Secure Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance, one of the highest in the federal government.

National Profile

Mr. Bittman has appeared on numerous national news television programs and has been quoted in a range of newspapers, books and magazines. He has been described in the New York Times, Washington Post, and other national publications as “a high-powered lawyer,” “very bright,” “fiercely well-organized,” “tough,” “hard charging,” “dogged,” and “tireless.”