ATTORNEY
Anne Chapman, a former Assistant Federal Defender, has defended clients in criminal cases and assisted companies with internal and governmental investigations for the over twenty years.
Anne is an experienced trial attorney. She has tried and defended complex criminal cases involving bank, mail and wire fraud, mortgage fraud, forfeiture, identity theft, money laundering, privacy violations, terrorism offenses, narcotics, immigration issues, firearms smuggling, criminal copyright and trademark allegations, and the Classified Information Procedures Act. Anne also frequently defends clients in False Claims Act matters and has expertise in defending clients in consumer fraud actions. She is regularly called upon to help clients navigate the intersection of civil actions and parallel criminal investigations.
Anne also has a wealth of experience representing individual and corporate clients in connection with regulatory and enforcement investigations and indictments, internal investigations, and deferred prosecution agreements. She has defended clients in a variety of industries in investigations by DOJ, SEC, IRS, the Arizona Corporation Commission, and State Attorney General actions. Anne often serves as counsel to Special Litigation Committees and has been selected to conduct investigations on behalf of governmental entities. She also counsels clients on anti-corruption measures and conducts trainings on FCPA and anti-corruption compliance. Chambers USA recognizes her as a leader in the field of white collar criminal defense.
As an Assistant Federal Public Defender Anne was involved in the defense of a death penalty case alleging conspiracy to participate in the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001. After an eight week jury trial the client was sentenced to life in prison. Anne now consults with the American Civil Liberties Union’s John Adams’ Project in defending a death penalty case in the Military Commissions in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Anne is appointed by the Maricopa County Superior Court to chair the Capital Defense Review Committee of Maricopa County and has served on the Committee since its inception in 2012.
In addition to being an accomplished criminal defense attorney, Anne is a sought after speaker and writer. She has recently written on attorney client privilege issues in internal investigations, and has made presentations across the country on a wide range of issues including defending conspiracy cases, attorney client privilege issues in criminal cases, and defense of False Claims Act violations.
Anne received her J.D., cum laude, from Duke University School of Law and her B.A., magna cum laude from the University of Oregon. Following graduation, Anne was a law clerk to Federal District Judge Robert H. Whaley.
Community Legal Services, Board of Directors, 2012-Present; President, 2012-2014