BRADY TOENSING, Partner
Brady@digtoe.com
Brady Toensing obtained his undergraduate and law degrees from Georgetown
University. He is admitted to
practice in Maryland, Vermont, and Washington, DC.
Prior to law school, he served as a Legislative and Special Assistant to
United States Senator Warren B. Rudman.
He has been an attorney for more than twenty years and has
represented companies, individuals and other entities in a wide range of
complex civil and criminal matters, including administrative, judicial, and
federal agency proceedings.
Most recently, he served as a Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney
General for the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy.
In that role, Mr. Toensing helped lead and coordinate the
Department’s Section 230 reform efforts, including co-leading the
Department’s 2020 Section 230 Workshop, which framed the debate over this
important law and led to the development of the Department of Justice’s
Section 230 legislative package.
He also assisted with the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as an associate
justice of the United States Supreme Court, acting as a member of the Rapid
Response Team.
His practice, with some samples, is summarized below.
International:
Mr. Toensing has handled Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases
involving countries all over the world, including representing one of the
longest-serving, white-collar, undercover cooperators in FBI history.
He has represented clients in MLAT inquiries and in OFAC matters.
For more than ten years, he represented the former President of the
Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) through liquidation and
multiple lawsuits involving allegations of international money laundering
and bank fraud. He has also
conducted overseas investigations and helped design international compliance
programs.
Congress:
Mr. Toensing has represented clients in a number of Congressional
investigations, including Clinton White House Pardon issues, Ruby
Ridge/Waco, and during the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
inquiry into tax shelters. He
also helped to develop and implement a successful Legislative and Executive
Branch strategy regarding healthcare issues for a major trade organization.
Grand Jury Investigations:
Mr. Toensing has represented clients in grand jury investigations involving
numerous allegations, including FCPA, money-laundering, government
procurement fraud, union fraud, healthcare fraud, witness tampering,
campaign finance fraud, false statements, wire and mail fraud, and
obstruction of justice.
First Amendment and Political:
Mr. Toensing litigated and won a landmark First
Amendment case in the Vermont Supreme Court that expanded access to
government records stored in private accounts under the state’s open records
law. He was thrice elected Vice
Chairman of the Vermont Republican Party.
He served as General Counsel to Vermont Lieutenant Governor Brian
Dubie’s reelection campaign and as litigation counsel to his campaign for
Governor. He was also lead
election-day counsel for the Vermont Republican Party through numerous
election cycles and lead election-day counsel in Vermont for the Trump
Campaign in 2016.
Government Clients: Mr.
Toensing represented the government of the District of Columbia and the
Director of its prison system in Section 1983 cases in Superior and Federal
Courts involving the deaths of two prisoners sent to a private prison.
He won dismissal of the Firm’s client from the federal case based on
qualified immunity and, in the appellate court, won a stay of proceedings in
D.C. Superior Court. (The case
settled prior to the appellate hearing).
He
represented an FBI Hostage Rescue Team member during all manner of inquiries
concerning Ruby Ridge and Waco.
These included a federal grand jury investigation, state criminal
proceedings, and Congressional investigations.
He represented a federal government employee in a
whistleblowing case against the U.S. Department of State.
He has also represented CIA, FBI, and Secret Service employees in
internal hearings and investigations, and a Member of Congress during
the Campaign Finance Task Force inquiry.
Discrimination Cases:
Mr. Toensing has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in gender
discrimination cases. As
plaintiff’s counsel, he successfully fought a major United States company
that was systematically discriminating against its female employees.
False Claims Act Cases:
Mr. Toensing has defended a Union, individuals, and companies against claims
of violations of the Federal False Claims Act.
Investigations and Compliance Programs:
Mr.
Toensing has conducted internal investigations and prepared reports and
compliance programs for national and international corporations and labor
unions. In carrying out these
tasks, he has coordinated the activities of other attorneys, former-FBI
agents, and forensic auditors.
diGenova & Toensing, LLP
Washington, DC
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