Ross H. Garber

Ross Garber co-chairs the firm's Government Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense Team. His practice focuses on representing corporations and individuals in high-stakes matters, particularly those that involve law enforcement agencies, regulators or legislative bodies. He has represented many companies and individuals in investigations by the Department of Justice, the SEC, the FTC, FINRA, state attorneys general, state securities, banking and insurance regulators, and Congress. Ross has also conducted internal investigations for companies in a variety of industries, including financial services, defense, hedge funds, bioscience, insurance, banking and information technology. He has represented many public officials, executives, lawyers, accountants and other individuals in white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions, including those related to fraud, insider trading, the FCPA, national security matters and public corruption. Ross also represents clients in complex civil litigation, including class actions.

Ross recently represented South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and the Office of the Governor of South Carolina in impeachment proceedings before a special committee of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Ross also represented the Office of the Governor of Connecticut during federal and state investigations into allegations of corruption in state government, during which he argued groundbreaking appeals on governmental privileges and immunities before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the Connecticut Supreme Court. He also represented the Office of the Governor of Connecticut in impeachment proceedings before a select committee of the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Ross has conducted crisis management training for the National Governors' Association and training sessions for the Associated Press on covering high-profile investigations. He has served as co-chair of the ABA Subcommittees on Transnational Crime and Political Corruption. He is currently the national vice chair of the White Collar Crime Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is a contributing author of the book Ethical Standards in the Public Sector (ABA Press 2008).

Ross is the former chief counsel to two governors of Connecticut. He has served as chair of the Connecticut Judicial Review Council, which is responsible for the investigation and discipline of state judges, and as a member of the state’s Judicial Selection Commission.

Ross was a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny (D. Conn.). Ross serves, by appointment of the Chief U.S. District Judge, as a member of the District’s federal grievance panel.

• AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
• Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer® Criminal Defense: White Collar; 2006-2012
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®: Criminal Defense: White-Collar; 2012

• Former National Co-Chair, White Collar Crime Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Former Regional Co-Chair, White Collar Crime Committee of the American Bar Association
• Former Co-Chair, Public Corruption Subcommittee of the American Bar Association
• Former Co-Chair, Transnational Crime Subcommittee of the American Bar Association
• Executive Committee, Federal Practice Section of the Connecticut Bar Association
• Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation
• Member, American Judicature Society

• Member, Federal Grievance Committee (appointed by Chief U.S. District Judge)
• Board of Directors, Connecticut Legal Services
• Board of Directors, Connecticut Foundation for Open Government
• Board of Directors, UConn Law School Foundation
• Chair, Connecticut Judicial Review Council (2007- 2010) (appointed by Governor)
• Member, Connecticut Judicial Selection Commission (2000 - 2002) (appointed by Governor)