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Leah B. Grossi is a Partner on the Special Matters & Government Investigations team in King & Spalding’s Washington, D.C. office. Leah’s practice focuses on government and internal investigations, white-collar defense, and congressional investigations. Drawing on 15 years of government and internal investigations experience in both the public and private sector – including senior leadership positions in the White House and the Department of Justice – Leah supports clients in a wide variety of industries navigating high-stakes, multi-faceted matters.
Leah advises and counsels companies and high-level executives facing government investigations and enforcement actions. Her experience includes preparing high-level witnesses for congressional hearings, conducting internal investigations, and defending individuals and companies in investigations by the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, New York Attorney General, and New York Department of Taxation and Finance.
Leah has held a number of high-profile positions over the course of her exemplary government service. Most recently, she served as Senior Counsel in the Office of Legislative Affairs at the Department of Justice. She also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland (2022-2024; 2018-2021) and as an Associate Counsel for the White House Counsel’s Office (2021-2022).
Leah earned her J.D. from Georgetown Law and graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a B.A. in International Studies.
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude
B.A. International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
District of Columbia
New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court
Women's White Collar Defense Association
September 16, 2024
Former DOJ Special Counsel and U.S. Attorney Robert Hur and Associate White House Counsel Leah Grossi Return to King & Spalding
March 1, 2017
Multiple King & Spalding Attorneys to Serve on 2017 Law360 Editorial Advisory Boards
Prepared high-level government witnesses for congressional hearings and briefings, including U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Special Counsel Robert K. Hur.
Represented a major U.S. bank in a high-profile investigation by the Department of Justice into the origination and sale of residential mortgage backed securities.
Represented leading automobile manufacturers in connection with government investigations and multi-jurisdictional civil litigation relating to a series of high-profile vehicle recalls.
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October 23, 2024
DOJ Is Asking Questions About How Companies Use AI. Do You Know the Answers?
October 4, 2024
Department of Justice Continues to Focus on AI This Week
August 6, 2015
DOJ Hires Compliance Counsel to Assist in Charging Decisions
September 16, 2024
Former DOJ Special Counsel and U.S. Attorney Robert Hur and Associate White House Counsel Leah Grossi Return to King & Spalding
March 1, 2017
Multiple King & Spalding Attorneys to Serve on 2017 Law360 Editorial Advisory Boards
Prepared high-level government witnesses for congressional hearings and briefings, including U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Special Counsel Robert K. Hur.
Represented a major U.S. bank in a high-profile investigation by the Department of Justice into the origination and sale of residential mortgage backed securities.
Represented leading automobile manufacturers in connection with government investigations and multi-jurisdictional civil litigation relating to a series of high-profile vehicle recalls.
See more
October 23, 2024
DOJ Is Asking Questions About How Companies Use AI. Do You Know the Answers?
October 4, 2024
Department of Justice Continues to Focus on AI This Week
August 6, 2015
DOJ Hires Compliance Counsel to Assist in Charging Decisions
September 16, 2024
Former DOJ Special Counsel and U.S. Attorney Robert Hur and Associate White House Counsel Leah Grossi Return to King & Spalding
March 1, 2017
Multiple King & Spalding Attorneys to Serve on 2017 Law360 Editorial Advisory Boards
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude
B.A. International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
District of Columbia
New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court
Women's White Collar Defense Association