Joseph A. Fazioli has successfully tried criminal and civil cases in federal and state courts in numerous jurisdictions. He has extensive experience presenting opening, closing, and rebuttal statements, direct testimony, expert financial testimony, and cross-examining defendants and defense experts. In addition to having investigated and prosecuted federal crimes involving complex white collar, securities and corporate fraud, Mr. Fazioli also advises clients on a range of other areas, including financial services, health care, life sciences, technology, trade secrets, and administrative law.

Mr. Fazioli served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of California from 2004 to 2016. During his tenure as a prosecutor, he tried 11 federal criminal cases to verdict (eight jury trials), including six as lead trial counsel. Mr. Fazioli worked on numerous complex white collar fraud trials and investigations, and obtained victories as lead counsel in four separate white collar jury trials over a 27-month period. He also served as lead counsel on five federal criminal appeals, including making two Ninth Circuit oral arguments.

Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Fazioli also worked as an associate at a litigation boutique, where he represented corporations in a variety of civil litigation matters and took three civil cases to trial. His professional experience also includes working as a litigation analyst at Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, where he conducted corporate fraud investigations, assisted in high stakes civil litigation, and provided management consulting services for both corporations and individuals.