Edward T. "Ted" Kang

Having tried numerous high-profile fraud and corruption cases as a veteran prosecutor for the DOJ’s Criminal Division, Edward (Ted) Kang brings a thorough understanding of white collar defense and compliance to clients under investigation by federal agencies. He applies a pragmatic, business-oriented approach to the challenging issues that his clients confront in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Ted is the co-leader of Alston & Bird’s White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team and is head of the D.C. office’s Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on white collar defense and compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, False Claims Act, and Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions. Ted represents companies and individuals under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission, and other federal and state enforcement agencies. He counsels and conducts internal investigations for clients in an array of industries. Ted has a robust complex commercial litigation practice, particularly in the health care industry. He is an accomplished courtroom lawyer and has tried a dozen cases to verdict and argued 13 cases before federal circuit courts. Ted served for eight years as a federal prosecutor in the DOJ Criminal Division and at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, where he prosecuted some of the department’s most high-profile fraud and public corruption cases. Ted is frequently called upon to provide expert analysis on white collar matters, including for the Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal and as a television analyst for WUSA9-DC.