First Admitted: 1984, Michigan

Bar/Professional Activity:

Member, Board of Directors, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) 2005-2011, 1997-2000 Co-Chair, Business Crimes Committee, International Bar Association's (IBA) 2007-2010 Co-Chair, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Lawyers Representative Committee 2012-2013 Co-Chair, Northern District of California Judicial Conference 2013 Co-Chair, NACDL White Collar Conference, Turning the Tables on the Government 2011 Co-Chair, IBA Transnational Business Crimes Conferences 2007-2010 A sought after speaker, Gail has lectured at NACDL, IBA, CACJ, ABA & numerous state bar associations on topics as diverse as Effective Cross Examination Skills, Opening Statements, Developments in White Collar Sentencing, The Limits of Private Investigation, Handling the High Profile Client, The increasing risks which companies and their directors and officers face focusing on reputational risk and the difficulties caused by local insurance requirements for a global business, Environmental Crimes, Dawn Raids in Antitrust Investigations, Crime and Regulation: corporate manslaughter, health and safety and environmental regulation, among other topics .

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Honors/Awards:

Ranked, Chambers USA, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations 3 years; Martindale Hubbell Preeminent AV Review Rated - 30 years; Who'sWhoLegal - The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers; Super Lawyers, Criminal Defense - White Collar 2009-2024, Chambers USA, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Industry Groups:

ABA Criminal Justice Committee
California Attorneys For Criminal Justice
Co-chair
Criminal Justice Executive Committee
International Bar Association (IBA) Business Crimes Committee Co Chair
Member Board Of Directors National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
Northern District of California Lawyer's Representative
San Francisco Bar Association
White Collar Crime

Gail R. Shifman