Tom Best is an international investigations, enforcement defense and compliance lawyer, and a partner in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He advises senior management and boards of directors on complex investigations, enforcement, and compliance issues arising under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other countries’ anti-corruption laws, economic sanctions and export controls, the U.S. securities laws, and other legal regimes affecting major multinationals’ operations.

Mr. Best defends investigations and enforcement actions before the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.K. Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and FCA, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the World Bank Integrity Unit Vice Presidency, and numerous other government and quasi-governmental agencies.

He has defended dozens of companies and individuals over the years in diverse industries such as financial services, metals and mining, oil and gas, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and many others.

Mr. Best is known for his practical, business-focused approach to the international challenges facing companies. He is also known for his willingness to “roll up his sleeves” and be hands-on for his clients. His on-the-ground investigations experience includes major economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, India, Latin America, Asia, Russia, and Europe. Given his experience as a former M&A attorney at a major international law firm in the United Kingdom, clients often turn to Tom to assist them with managing FCPA/anti-corruption, economic sanctions, and other risks in complex M&A transactions.

• The Legal 500's Dispute Resolution – Economic Sanctions (2021)
• Recognized in Global Investigations Review’s "40 Under 40" List (2014)

• University of Michigan Law School, J.D. 2002, cum laude
  Associate Editor, Journal of International Law
• Princeton University, A.B., 1997, Economics