“He is the guy that you want in the storm. Engaging, charismatic and active, which makes him a great trial guy.”
— Chambers USA 2024
John J. Carney serves as Co-Leader of BakerHostetler’s White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team. He is a former securities fraud chief, assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) senior investigative counsel and certified public accountant and audit professional at a “Big Four” accounting firm. He is a seasoned investigator, court-ordered examiner, federal receiver and advocate who represents public and private corporations and financial institutions in complex internal civil, regulatory and criminal law enforcement investigations and litigation.
His experience conducting financial based investigations, audits and compliance reviews is unparalleled. John has served in key roles in investigating financial and banking misconduct and crises, including actions concerning the Bank of Boston, the Bank of New York and Madoff. He was also selected by the U.S. attorney general to lead one of the most complex accounting fraud investigations and prosecutions in history.
Based on his success in conducting investigations and representing institutional and individual clients in complex regulatory and law enforcement matters, John is ranked in Chambers USA as one of the leading investigative attorneys in the U.S. He is also listed as one of the best securities enforcement defense lawyers in the U.S. in the Securities Docket “Enforcement 40” and “Enforcement Elite.” He is a Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner and also is Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He lectures extensively at domestic and international conferences and training seminars on investigative techniques, banking anticorruption and anti-money laundering laws, corporate governance, compliance and disclosure, insider trading, securities, tax and other financial crimes, and defending complex and multijurisdictional civil and criminal cases.
As a prosecutor John has received numerous awards and commendations from the FBI, IRS for supervising undercover investigations and from the FDIC Office of Inspector General for prosecuting a former FDIC employee for embezzlement and money laundering.
