Todd Blanche is the founder of Blanche Law. Blanche Law counsels clients all over the world in criminal and regulatory investigations, internal investigations, and crisis management counseling. Todd brings unique expertise to any government or internal investigative challenge, with over 20 years’ experience working as a federal prosecutor and defense attorney at two large law firms. Blanche Law’s team has represented corporations and individuals in criminal and regulatory matters involving all types of white-collar investigations, prosecutions, and enforcement actions. After serving as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York for nine years, Todd’s experience as a defense attorney includes getting the criminal indictment against Paul Manafort dismissed prior to trial and achieving an unexpectedly positive result in the politically charged prosecution by the SDNY against Igor Fruman, an associate of Rudy Giuliani. In addition to these representations, Todd is counsel of record for President Donald J. Trump in the two prosecutions brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith in the Southern District of Florida and the District of Columbia, as well as the prosecution brought by the New York County District Attorney. Beyond these high-profile representations, Todd has successfully represented companies and individuals facing grand jury subpoenas, criminal charges, regulatory inquiries and actions, as well as entities that are investigating and responding to internal investigations. Many of Todd’s most successful representations remain confidential because the government or regulator declined to prosecute or otherwise proceed against the individual or company.

Todd served for nine years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, including as a supervisor for almost four years. As co-chief of the Violent Crimes unit and later of the White Plains Division, he supervised investigations and prosecutions involving public corruption, securities fraud, bank and wire frauds, Medicare and federal program frauds, RICO violations, violent crimes, and other criminal violations. Todd has extensive trial experience, serving as counsel in 15 federal jury trials. Todd was a recipient of the Director’s Award from the U.S. Department of Justice for Superior Performance as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Todd received a B.A. in Political Science and Interdisciplinary Studies from American University, and a J.D., cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School, where he was an editor of the Brooklyn Law Review. Todd worked full-time while supporting his family and attending law school at night. He held clerkships with the Honorable Joseph F. Bianco of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the Honorable Denny Chin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (both Judges now of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit). Prior to founding Blanche Law, Todd was a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP and was a counsel at WilmerHale LLP. Early in his career, Todd was an associate in the Litigation Department in the New York office of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.