Amy Feagles is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the Firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of its Antitrust and Competition and White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Groups.
Amy’s practice encompasses a wide range of experience in internal investigations, regulatory and criminal investigations, and complex commercial litigation across a range of industries, including financial services, government contracting, healthcare, and international shipping. She has substantial experience in the defense of multinational companies and individuals in connection with U.S. grand jury investigations, financial regulatory inquiries, and international cartel investigations by U.S. and international antitrust agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice and European Commission. Amy also represents clients in complex antitrust litigation matters, including class actions involving allegations of price fixing and related claims in federal courts. She was named by Best Lawyers as a 2023 “One to Watch” in both Antitrust Law and Criminal Defense: White Collar.
Selected recent matter includes:
- Representing Binance in U.S. agency matters, including investigations by and resolutions with DOJ, the CFTC, FinCEN, and OFAC, and litigation against the SEC.
- Representing a global financial institution in connection with the foreign exchange and LIBOR investigations conducted by the Criminal and Antitrust Divisions of DOJ, the CFTC, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, the European Commission, and numerous other international competition, criminal, and regulatory authorities.
- Representing a global financial institution in connection with investigations by various U.S. and international agencies relating to European Government Bonds markets.
- Representing a global financial institution in connection with investigations by various U.S. and international agencies relating to U.S. Treasuries markets.
- Representing an international shipping company in a U.S. grand jury investigation of alleged market allocation in the global container shipping industry; resolved without charges.
- Representing a healthcare company in an antitrust investigation into hiring practices by DOJ.
- Conducting internal investigations for multi-national companies and financial institutions involving wide range of potential issues.
- Representing UBS in the defense of class actions and direct litigation alleging manipulation of foreign exchange markets.
- Representing UBS in the defense of a class action alleging manipulation of European government bonds markets.
- Representing a healthcare company in the defense of Sherman Act claims relating to hiring practices.
Amy graduated cum laude from Duke University School of Law, where she served as an Executive Editor of the Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems. Amy also received a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude and with Distinction from Duke University.
Prior to law school, Amy worked at the U.S. Department of State, where she oversaw the implementation of foreign assistance programs in Iraq. In that capacity, she also developed and coordinated policies with respect to human rights and governance in Iraq.
Amy is admitted to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
Capabilities
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
- Anti-Corruption & FCPA
- Antitrust and Competition
- Financial Institutions
- Fintech and Digital Assets
- Litigation
Credentials
Education:
- Duke University - 2013 Juris Doctor
- Duke University - 2008 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
- Maryland Bar