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Mr. Gordon is the former United States Attorney for the Central District of California.  He was an Assistant United States Attorney in Los Angeles for 18 years, where he served as a supervisor for 14 of his 18 years in the U.S. Attorney's Office.  Prior to being appointed U.S. Attorney in April 2001, Mr. Gordon served as Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office.

As a federal prosecutor, Mr. Gordon tried 45 defendants to verdict in more than 25 trials.  He briefed almost 90 cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and argued 25 of those appeals before oral argument panels of the Ninth Circuit.  As United States Attorney and Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, Mr. Gordon supervised the investigation and prosecution of some of the most complex and significant white collar criminal cases in the country, including securities fraud, government fraud, and financial institution fraud matters.  As United States Attorney, Mr. Gordon testified before the Senate on computer software piracy.

Since joining Quinn Emanuel in September 2002 Mr. Gordon has represented individuals and companies in criminal investigations, indictments, and extraditions involving securities and investment fraud, insider trading, bankruptcy fraud, tax evasion, telemarketing fraud, copyright infringement, import violations, loan and mortgage fraud, money laundering and structuring of financial transactions, import violations, embezzlement, and FDA fraud.  He has represented individuals and companies in civil matters involving interference with prospective economic advantage, securities and investment fraud, loan and mortgage fraud, corporate self-governance, patent, copyright and trademark infringement, breach of contract, merger-related fraud, FDA fraud, unfair business practices, asset forfeiture, embezzlement, tax shelter fraud, marital dissolution, and breach of fiduciary duty.

Mr. Gordon has never lost a jury trial.

CNA
Intuit
Johnson & Johnson
Kaiser Permanente
KSL Resorts
Mattel
Nokia
Pep Boys
Tokio Marine Insurance
Wal-Mart

Represented an individual in a Federal Criminal Investigation of Alleged Securities/Investment Fraud matter following a lengthy criminal investigation on allegations of fraud in connection with the issuance of securities and the acquisition of an entertainment company in a transaction valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars.  Obtained non-prosecution of the client.

Represented a corporate client in Federal Criminal Investigation of Alleged Telemarketing Fraud matter following a lengthy criminal investigation on allegations of fraud in connection with credit card telemarketing practices.  Obtained non-prosecution of client.

Represented Coastal Delivery Corporation in a breach of contract case involving an oral agreement providing for small trucking company to be exclusive trucker for all ocean containers designated by U.S. Customs Service to be searched at customs warehouse for contraband.  Retained shortly before retrial and obtained jury verdict of $2.7 million and final judgment of $3.1 million.

Represented KSL La Costa Resort Corporation when the plaintiff, the membership director at La Costa, asserted KSL discharged him for complaining about an allegedly fraudulent golf membership conversion plan implemented at La Costa after KSL acquired the resort.  Obtained a directed verdict for KSL La Costa Resort Corporation at the conclusion of the jury trial.

Represented International House of Pancakes, Inc. when a former waitress, using the principal-agency theory, alleged claims of sexual harassment, retaliation and wrongful discharge against the owner-manager of the franchise restaurant.  Retained shortly before trial and obtained defense verdict.

Represented All Funds in Credit Suisse Private Banking Account, et al., in a forfeiture action brought by the federal government.  Obtained a dismissal with prejudice as to approximately $1.5 million in cash and property in case of first impression based on procedural challenge to government's delayed filing of complaint against assets allegedly derived from Korean securities fraud and embezzlement scheme.  Also obtained a preliminary injunction against the government's freezing of separate Swiss bank accounts based on constitutional and procedural challenges to the government's freeze request under Swiss-U.S. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty.

Represented the CEO of California's largest bail bond company against 369 felony counts of using and paying unlicensed jail inmates to refer other inmates to his company for bail bonds,  violating California Insurance Code and insurance regulations.  In a separate matter, represented the CEO against charges of false document preparation.  Obtained misdemeanors only, and a no jail time resolution.  Obtained a dismissal in the false document matter.

Represented an executive vice president of a Fortune 100 company who was charged federally with Insider Trading.  Obtained sentence of probation conditioned on performance of modest community service obligation.

Represented business owner and business on federal charges of illegal importation and false statements on customs forms and obtained misdemeanor disposition and probationary sentence for business owner.

Represented individual charged with counterfeiting approximately $2 million worth of Microsoft and Intuit software and burglary involving alleged witness intimidation/retaliation.  Obtained dismissal of burglary charge at preliminary hearing and a sentence of probation on counterfeiting charge.