SAN FRANCISCO, December 18, 2024—Duane Morris partner Stephen H. Sutro has been named by the Daily Journal as a 2024 Top White Collar Lawyer. The annual list honors the best California-based attorneys whom corporations and executives trust to manage their most sensitive litigation and internal investigations.

Sutro is co-chair of Duane Morris’ Trial Practice Group and a member of the firm's governing Partners Board. He previously served as managing partner for the firm’s San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices.

Sutro has led investigations and litigation on behalf of clients in matters involving government contracts and false claims, antitrust laws, securities fraud and insider trading, RICO, corporate governance, the environment, food and drug, homeland security and customs enforcement, trade secrets, and public corruption. From Arthur Andersen to the Varsity Blues college admissions cases, these matters have been noteworthy and significant. Sutro is experienced in crisis management and managing responses to media in high profile investigations and litigation. The nature of his practice demands experience not only in the courtroom, but also in risk management and compliance, strategies to minimize potential criminal and civil liability, and committed advocacy in the pursuit of justice.

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