SAN FRANCISCO, February 24, 2025― Garth Hire has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its San Francisco office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Hire was an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern and Central Districts of California.
“Our formidable Trial Practice Group is thriving – and with Garth Hire, we’re thrilled to add marquee talent to our deep bench of West Coast litigators,” said Duane Morris Chairman and CEO Matthew A. Taylor. “We are seeing increased demand, in particular from clients who want to successfully and efficiently navigate the ever-changing regulatory and compliance environment. Without a doubt, Garth will be a useful resource and major contributor to our White-Collar Division.”
“Our practice group handles many high-stakes, significant matters for clients nationwide, and we are very pleased to welcome Garth to Duane Morris,” said Sharon L. Caffrey, co-chair of Duane Morris’ Trial Practice Group. “Garth’s experience as a federal criminal prosecutor, along with his background managing complex commercial litigation matters, makes him a tremendous addition to our team,” said Stephen H. Sutro, co-chair of Duane Morris’ Trial Practice Group.
“We are focused on delivering services that make sense for our clients, while at the same time creating a dynamic growth environment in San Francisco for our attorneys. We are excited to add Garth to our roster,” said Michael L. Fox, managing partner of the firm’s San Francisco office.
As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Hire investigated and prosecuted matters involving securities and investment fraud, insider trading, financial institution failure, FCPA violations, bank and wire fraud, corporate insider honest services fraud, criminal trade secret theft, large scale government program fraud and cryptocurrency money laundering. While chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oakland, California, he supervised a team of Assistant United States Attorneys and staff handling investigations and prosecutions of matters involving wire and bank fraud, government program fraud, trade secret theft, computer hacking and data theft, economic espionage, environmental crimes, public corruption, tax evasion, money laundering, murder, racketeering, drug trafficking and sex crimes. Hire was also lead counsel on the investigation and prosecutions relating to the infiltration of the Oakland International Airport by large-scale drug trafficking organizations using airport insiders to circumvent security to smuggle narcotics throughout the U.S. As part of the Organized Crime Strike Force, he investigated and prosecuted large scale criminal enterprises. While Hire was chief of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, he supervised a team of Assistant United States Attorneys and staff handling the investigation and prosecution of international drug trafficking organizations based in Mexico, Central America and Asia. Hire was lead counsel in nine federal criminal jury trials, including securities fraud and insider trading, and argued three appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
“I am honored to join a nationally recognized litigation team in California and look forward to leveraging the Duane Morris platform on behalf of clients,” said Hire.
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