Joe Whitley
Partner
Womble Bond Dickinson

Joe represents clients nationally and internationally in a variety of white collar matters including corporate internal investigations, regulatory enforcement, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and export controls compliance, corporate compliance, health care fraud and FDA-related matters, securities fraud, criminal antitrust, financial institution fraud, public corruption and campaign finance, and commercial bribery.

Luke Cass
Partner
Womble Bond Dickinson

Luke defends corporations and individuals in connection with a variety of federal criminal allegations, including health care fraud, conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, embezzlement, bank fraud, and money laundering. He also conducts proactive, internal investigations related to bribery, misbranding, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Luke served as a federal prosecutor for over a decade and has significant experience with white collar investigations and has litigated federal appellate and district court cases throughout the United States.

Rhett DeHart
Of Counsel
Womble Bond Dickinson

Rhett is a member of the Firm’s White Collar and Government Investigations Team and Healthcare Sector. Before joining Womble, Rhett was the Acting United States Attorney in South Carolina, capping a 20-year career as a Federal Prosecutor. He focuses on representing companies and individuals in criminal and civil actions involving bank fraud, healthcare fraud, the False Claims Act, customs and import fraud, securities fraud, environmental crimes, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and internal investigations. As Acting U.S. Attorney, Rhett was the Chief Federal Law Enforcement Officer in a state with 5.2 million people and led a team of 165 professionals with offices in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, and Florence.

Brett Switzer
Associate
Womble Bond Dickinson

Brett focuses his practice on a wide array of complex civil and criminal defense work in federal government enforcement and investigation contexts. Additionally, Brett handles internal investigations, regulatory compliance matters, and provides general counsel to corporate clients.

Michael Clark
Senior Counsel
Womble Bond Dickinson

Michael is an accomplished litigator with years of experience in the federal government and subsequently in private practice. Before private practice, Michael had a distinguished government career, beginning as an Assistant District Attorney in Galveston County, Texas. He then served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, where he was selected to be a chief of its Financial Fraud Division and then was elevated to be the chief of its Criminal Division.

Lee Van Voorhis
Partner
Womble Bond Dickinson

Lee Van Voorhis helps clients achieve their business goals while minimizing antitrust risk. Lee is known for his ability to simplify and explain complex issues and for developing practical solutions. Lee has more than 25 years of experience representing clients before federal antitrust agencies in the US, as well as national competition agencies in the European Union and the United Kingdom. He has successfully defended clients’ transactions from government challenges and represented them in litigation and arbitration proceedings. He has particular experience representing organizations in the technology, retail and consumer products, healthcare, and media sectors.