Corey Amundson is a first-chair trial lawyer, expert at leading and conducting complex corporate investigations on both sides of the table, and former DOJ bipartisan leader and public servant known for his judgment and problem-solving ability in high-stakes enforcement and crisis matters. As a partner of the Special Matters & Government Investigations practice group, he represents corporations, boards of directors, and senior executives in a broad array of government investigations, internal reviews, white-collar and civil litigation.
His experience spans matters involving alleged corporate financial fraud, bribery and corruption, false claims and statements, obstruction, cyber crime, and other enforcement risks across the financial services, energy, life sciences, accounting, defense, chemical, construction, technology & trade secrets, and public sectors. He regularly advises clients facing scrutiny from DOJ and state Attorneys General, congressional committees, Inspectors General, and domestic and international enforcement authorities.
Corey has more than two decades of public service as a career official at DOJ under multiple administrations, both in the field trying cases and leading the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of Louisiana, and in Washington, D.C. as chief of multiple offices. He has tried over 20 federal jury trials, primarily involving complex corporate fraud and bribery & corruption, along with supervising more than 100 trials in over 20 federal districts throughout the U.S. across a wide range of industries.
In Washington, D.C. at Main Justice, Corey served with distinction for over six years in two roles, first as the Director and Chief Counsel of DOJ’s internal affairs department, the Office of Professional Responsibility, and then as Chief of DOJ’s Public Integrity Section across multiple administrations. He previously served in leadership roles while at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of Louisiana for more than fifteen years, including overseeing all civil and criminal litigation for four years as Acting United States Attorney and First Assistant United States Attorney, and leading all criminal matters as Criminal Chief, including as DOJ’s Fifth Circuit representative advising on national criminal policies.
In these capacities he led multiple crisis response efforts and implemented or developed a variety of proactive enforcement initiatives consistent with DOJ priorities, including one of the first healthcare fraud strike forces in the country, the Criminal Division Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program, a financial fraud task force focused on data-mining, a lauded multi-agency initiative with the state AG to combat the online sexual exploitation of children, and a violent criminal enterprises strike force targeting gangs and other violent groups.
He also led, as Executive Director, the National Center for Disaster Fraud, a multi-agency entity responsible for coordinating nationwide disaster fraud enforcement, recovery and policies, many of which still are deployed today to address disaster-related fraud. He was a DOJ instructor for 20 years, teaching federal prosecutors and agents how to conduct investigations and try cases at the National Advocacy Center, the FBI Academy, and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and was an Adjunct Law Professor at LSU teaching corporate and white collar crime.
During his years of public service, Corey received numerous awards and recognition for outstanding service, including the Assistant Attorney General Award for Exceptional Service, the EOUSA Director’s Award for Superior Performance by a Litigative Team, the HHS-OIG Integrity Award, the IRS-Criminal Investigations Honorary Special Agent Award, the FBI Exceptional Service Award, as well as numerous commendations from the Attorney General, DEA, DHS, FBI, and Treasury.
