David R. Callaway
David Callaway, an experienced federal and state prosecutor, is a partner in Goodwin’s White Collar Defense and Government Investigations & Enforcement Litigation practices. He has more than 30 years of experience in criminal law and trial practice, including 18 years as an Assistant United States Attorney. He has tried over 30 federal, state and military cases to verdict.
Mr. Callaway advises individuals and public and private companies, ranging from Fortune 100 companies to tech startups, on a wide range of commercial litigation and internal investigations. He handles criminal matters related to economic crime, including securities and commodities fraud, national security, public corruption, privacy and cybercrime, trade secret, enforcement by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and money laundering. Mr. Callaway speaks fluent Spanish and represents international clients particularly in Central and South America.
Mr. Callaway provides alternative dispute resolution advice, including litigation avoidance counseling, arbitration, implementation of policies and remedial actions, as well as the development of compliance protocols, particularly FCPA, anti-bribery, and anti-corruption policies, training, and due diligence.
As Chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, Mr. Callaway oversaw the prosecution of all federal criminal cases in the district, including those stemming from the bailout following the Great Recession. He also served as chief of the Economic Crimes and Securities Fraud section, chief and deputy chief of the San Jose branch office, and was a member of the Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property unit (CHIP), the first of its kind in the nation. Earlier in his career, Mr. Callaway was a Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara County, California, after beginning his legal career as a military prosecutor and defense attorney in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
Redwood City, California 94063
