Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023 
David Chaiken is an Atlanta-based former federal prosecutor and a co-founder of Chaiken Ghali LLP, a national boutique white collar litigation and government investigations law firm. He has more than 20 years of experience representing companies and individuals in financial fraud and securities litigation matters, including:
⚫️ white collar criminal cases (from indictment through trial and appeal)
⚫️ grand jury investigations (including subpoenas for documents and testimony)
⚫️ government investigations and enforcement actions conducted by federal and state regulators (DOJ, SEC, IRS, Offices of Inspector General (OIG), State Attorneys General)
⚫️ internal investigations on behalf of companies, boards of directors, board committees, and other entities into potential financial crimes and other misconduct by company officers, directors, and employees
⚫️ complex business litigation in state and federal courts and alternative dispute resolution forums (typically involving allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty)
He previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Economic Crimes Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia for nearly ten years, was a partner in an AmLaw 50 law firm, worked in the Atlanta and San Francisco offices of elite global law firms, and completed a federal judicial clerkship with U.S. District Judge William C. O'Kelley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
He has specific expertise with matters involving securities fraud, insider trading, fraudulent financial reporting, mail and wire fraud schemes, embezzlement, bank fraud, bribery and kickbacks, health care fraud, tax fraud, federal program fraud, and cybercrime.
