K. McKenzie Anderson

McKenzie Anderson is a first chair trial lawyer with a practice focused on high stakes, complex commercial litigation, government and internal investigations, and white collar defense. McKenzie first joined the firm in 2008, and, after several years as a federal prosecutor, she rejoined the firm in 2022. 

As an Assistant United States Attorney, McKenzie primarily investigated and prosecuted economic crimes, including government contracting fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, trade secret theft, and cyber intrusions. McKenzie tried numerous criminal defendants charged with white-collar criminal offenses—several of whom were corporate executives or officers—and frequently presented arguments before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. In connection with her investigation and trial conviction of a bank president, the United States Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency awarded McKenzie the national Investigations Award for Excellence.

McKenzie also served as International Coordinator and Human Trafficking Coordinator and was a frequent instructor for the Department of Justice on investigative strategies and trial techniques.

At the firm, McKenzie has represented clients in United States Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulatory investigations, including related to health care, the False Claims Act, bribery, kickbacks, and securities enforcement. She has also conducted and defended against internal investigations, including a Title IX review for a large university and an investigation regarding executive misconduct.

McKenzie has litigated complex cases involving corporate governance, financial instruments, bankruptcy, multi-district consumer class actions, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, private equity funds, high net worth individuals, and private companies.  In particular, McKenzie litigated and defeated a fraudulent transfer and preference action in which a post-bankruptcy litigation trust sought more than $3 billion and was awarded a mere $12 million (about .4%) secured significant recoveries for creditors in representing a litigation trustee against financial institutions, auditors, and other professionals, and secured a trial victory in a high-profile Delaware corporate governance dispute.