Boyd Johnson III

Boyd Johnson serves as the Co-Chair of the White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice and the Partner-in-Charge of the firm’s New York Office. Leveraging 30 years of public and private sector experience, Mr. Johnson represents companies and senior executives in criminal investigations, regulatory enforcement matters, and civil litigations. Over the past three decades, Mr. Johnson has served in a variety of senior roles, including Co-Chair of WilmerHale’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice; General Counsel for Soros Fund Management, the investment management firm founded by George Soros; and Deputy United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. As a skilled trial lawyer who has tried cases to verdict and managed litigation matters in-house, Mr. Johnson is uniquely positioned to bring high-stakes disputes to positive resolutions for clients. For the past decade, Chambers USA has consistently recognized Mr. Johnson as one of the nation’s leading defense lawyers, most recently with its highest Band 1 ranking.