Sharon Bunzel is a partner in O’Melveny’s San Francisco Office and a member of the White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations Group. Her practice focuses on the representation of corporate and individual targets, defendants, witnesses, and victims in criminal and regulatory investigations and prosecutions, as well as related civil actions. Sharon advises boards, audit committees, and independent directors in connection with complex and sensitive internal investigations. Sharon was named one of the Daily Journal's top women lawyers in California in 2012.

Sharon served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California from 1999 to 2005, overseeing long-term, complex investigations, and prosecuting large criminal organizations. She conducted several trials and numerous oral arguments before the District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Sharon worked closely with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, and served a detail as Special Counsel to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Sharon recently completed a term as O’Melveny’s firmwide Talent Development Partner. Sharon has been awarded O’Melveny’s Values Award, an annual award given to two partners worldwide who exemplify the Firm’s values of leadership, excellence, and citizenship.