Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Joe Clark has broad experience in white-collar criminal matters, complex business litigations, and regulatory and enforcement proceedings. Joe is a former federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia and is an accomplished trial attorney. He has resolved a large number of matters through mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Joe also advises public, private, and nonprofit entities on a broad range of legal and regulatory issues.

As a member of Jones Day's trial practice, Joe has handled substantial litigation matters involving securities fraud, health care fraud, antitrust, contract disputes, construction litigation, and consumer credit. He is currently defending a national financial institution in a putative class action alleging a conspiracy to fix fees and a national credit reporting agency in challenges to its credit reporting procedures.

Joe is also a member of the Firm's corporate criminal investigations practice. In this capacity, he has conducted internal investigations and defended companies and individuals in white-collar criminal investigations and civil enforcement actions. Joe has significant experience in alleged violations of international trafficking in arms regulations, the Arms Export Control Act, export administration regulations, and transportation security regulations. Joe has defended clients against allegations of bribery, providing an illegal gratuity, insider trading, and illegal kickbacks. Furthermore, he advises clients on issues of corporate compliance and governance.

As a part of his commitment to pro bono service, Joe serves as the Firm's liaison to the Montgomery County, Maryland Public Defenders Office. Joe has defended several individuals against felony charges brought before the Montgomery County Circuit Court. On behalf of another pro bono client, he is prosecuting a civil action against the United States Department of Interior under the Federal Tort Claims Act. In 2007, Joe served as chair of the Summer Associate Committee for the Washington Office.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Joe was an assistant United States attorney for the District of Columbia from 2001 to 2005. During this time, he served as lead prosecutor in more than 30 criminal trials, conducted federal and local grand jury investigations, and prosecuted cases involving mail and wire fraud, real estate fraud, theft, and violent crime. Joe has briefed and argued criminal appeals before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. During his tenure as an AUSA, Joe earned a special achievement award and the 2003 U.S. Department of Justice Pride's James R. Douglass Award in recognition of his success in seeking justice for victims of hate crimes.

From 1999 to 2001, Joe was an associate in the Washington office of Hogan & Hartson, where he represented clients on matters relating to noncompete agreements, the Equal Access to Justice Act, predatory lending, and the Lobbying Disclosure Act. Joe also assisted farmers in the rural south appeal adverse decisions denying their claims for restitution based on the Department of Agriculture's settlement of the Pigford class action.

In March 2008, District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty appointed Joe to serve as a trustee on the District of Columbia Retirement Board (DCRB). The DCRB invests, controls, and manages the assets of the DC Teachers' Retirement System and the DC Police Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Corporate Criminal Investigations

Representative Cases

• In re Client A
• In re Client C
• Porter v. United States , (2008)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Federal, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Felonies, Grand Jury Proceedings, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Victims' Rights, White Collar Crimes

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Maryland
• Virginia

Education

• Harvard University

Address

51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-2113

Phones

1.202.879.3697 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.202.626.1700 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com