Kwame Manley

Partner @Paul Hastings

Washington, DC, US

Kwame J. Manley is a partner in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He focuses his practice on white-collar criminal defense, internal corporate investigations, and complex civil litigation. A former federal prosecutor, Mr. Manley defends individuals and companies before various agencies, including the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Offices of the United States Attorneys (USAO), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other entities. His experience includes defending matters involving alleged U.S. sanctions violations, bank fraud, money laundering, procurement fraud, financial irregularities, and investigations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the False Claims Act (FCA). Among his professional recognitions, Mr. Manley has been listed in Super Lawyers, Washington, D.C, Criminal Defense: White Collar (20••••18), and was given the Director’s Award for Superior Performance by a Criminal Assistant United States Attorney. He earned his J.D. in at Harvard Law School, where he was Notes Editor of the Harvard Law Review and also received a Master in Public Administration degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government the same year. He earned his B.A, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, from Morehouse College in 1996.

Harvard Law School

JD, Law

Morehouse College

BA, English

Harvard Kennedy School

MPA, Public Policy