Matt Jones represents corporations and individuals in high-stakes government enforcement actions, internal investigations, congressional investigations and complex litigation. He is an experienced advocate and counselor who helps clients navigate the most difficult legal and reputational challenges.

Before rejoining the firm in 2015, Mr. Jones served as counsel and chief of staff to two US Attorneys in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. In that role, he helped to lead the nation’s largest US Attorney’s Office, where he oversaw the investigation and litigation of a broad range of complex criminal and civil matters. He advised the US Attorney on all significant legal decisions, represented the office in communications with senior Department of Justice officials, formulated creative solutions to case-specific and policy issues, and worked with defense counsel, political leaders and the media to advance the US Attorney's initiatives. While at the US Attorney's Office, he handled a wide array of cases, including those involving government procurement, healthcare and securities fraud, national security, international corruption, economic sanctions, money laundering, and cybersecurity.

Prior to serving in the Department of Justice, Mr. Jones worked as an associate in the firm’s Investigations and Criminal Litigation Practice, where he represented individuals, corporations and non-profit clients in matters involving US Attorney’s Offices, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Inspectors General, Congress, and private litigants. He also litigated civil cases, including putative class actions and qui tam suits, in federal trial and appellate courts on constitutional, statutory and procedural issues.