Anthony Pacheco

Anthony Pacheco is a trusted advocate and advisor to global and domestic companies and executives and professionals for internal investigations, federal and state criminal defense matters, complex business litigation, administrative and agency proceedings, and crisis management. Mr. Pacheco is unflappable and focused on the success of his clients’ legal and business pursuits.

In his 37-year career, Mr. Pacheco has broad experience handling over 100 internal investigations, and managing sensitive public relations matters in criminal, complex business, quasi-criminal, regulatory, administrative, and parallel proceedings. Mr. Pacheco has expertise in health care fraud and abuse, False Claims Act, Stark and anti-kickback laws, Whistleblower claims, theft of trade secrets, espionage, data privacy and cyber security, securities and financial fraud, insider trading, shadow trading, campaign finance, environmental crimes, tax, antitrust, defense contractor fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, obstruction of justice, extortion, consumer protection, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, executive misconduct, extradition, and wire and mail fraud.

Mr. Pacheco’s clients include publicly traded and private companies, software and technology companies, private equity and venture capital, medical centers and hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, banks and other financial institutions, municipalities, universities, laboratories, studios, post-production companies, executives, doctors, lawyers, accountants, and nonprofit entities.

Mr. Pacheco has been ranked in Chambers USA as one of the top lawyers in California in the White-Collar Crimes & Investigations category. He has also been consistently identified by his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in America in the field of White-Collar Criminal Defense each year since 2009 and as a Southern California Super Lawyer since 2007. The Los Angeles Business Journal named Mr. Pacheco to its “Leaders of Influence: Litigators and Trial Lawyers” list in 2021 and 2022 and recognized him as a Top Minority Attorney in 2020 and 2023. In 2023, Mr. Pacheco was short-listed for Chambers USA's Diversity & Inclusion: Outstanding Contribution Award.

Mr. Pacheco is a former President of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners. As the highest-ranking official with the Los Angeles Police Department, his responsibilities included oversight of all aspects of the Department, including its $1.3 billion budget, officer-involved shootings, and in-custody deaths. Mr. Pacheco is also a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California, Criminal Division. Mr. Pacheco participated in all aspects of federal criminal investigation and prosecution, particularly grand jury proceedings, federal trial practice, intercepted wire communications, and the international investigation and prosecution of criminal organizations.

Mr. Pacheco serves as Special Counsel to the Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission regarding the investigation of sheriff deputy gangs, and is a member of the Chancery Club, the Hispanic National Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association.