Edward Hale is a Partner in the firm’s Regulatory & Compliance Defense group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the FBI Cyber Division. He focuses on SEC and DOJ defense and anti-fraud program design. helped freeze accounts in over a dozen jurisdictions.

He advises clients across the United States, Europe and Asia and works with the firm’s investigators and forensic accountants to move from first report to first freeze as quickly as the facts allow. He is admitted in New York and regularly coordinates matters with local counsel worldwide.

Edward is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley School of Law and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he served on the law review. He writes and speaks frequently on fraud trends and is a member of the firm’s 24-hour incident-response desk.

• Secured a $36 million judgment against offshore operators and their enablers
• Recovered funds held at correspondent banks in 5 countries after recall attempts failed
Recovered $51 million for victims of a cross-border investment-platform collapse

University of California, Berkeley School of Law
B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

English
Spanish

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