John Ghose is a government investigations and enforcement attorney with 19 years of experience, including as a cybercrime and fraud prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice in Washington, Atlanta, and Philadelphia; as an in-house business and regulatory investigations attorney for Microsoft; and as a technology-focused compliance and litigation attorney at multiple law and consulting firms. He draws from his diverse experience in the private and public sectors to provide practical and valuable advice to his corporate and individual clients.
John is an experienced trial attorney who has first-chaired eight federal jury trials, second-chaired three federal jury trials, and defended those verdicts before federal appellate courts on the briefs and during oral argument. He is also well-versed in novel technologies, such as cryptocurrency, blockchain, and artificial intelligence, and he has presented to government and private sector audiences on these topics in more than 50 countries.
As a member of the Firm's Government Enforcement and Investigations Group in the Atlanta office, John primarily focuses his practice on representing corporate and individual clients before regulatory agencies, such as the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and state attorneys general. He also helps health care clients navigate layers of potential criminal, civil, and administrative risks and often represents providers in connection with qui tam allegations under the False Claims Act.
In addition, John assists clients with privacy and cybersecurity compliance projects centered on domestic and international privacy laws, including the CCPA, HIPAA, GLBA, GDPR, PIPEDA, LGPD, PIPL, and POPIA. He also represents clients during data security incidents, such as ransomware and network intrusion attacks.