Richard Donoghue — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Partner, Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
Served as acting United States Deputy Attorney General from December 2020 to January 2021.
Served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 2018 to 2020.
Led successful prosecutions of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Keith Raniere, and Thomas Spota as U.S. Attorney.
Testified before the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack regarding pressure to declare the 2020 election fraudulent.
Served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army from 1993 to 2000.
Earned a Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law.

Biography

Richard Donoghue is an American attorney and prosecutor with extensive experience in both public service and private practice. He currently serves as a Partner in Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Donoghue's distinguished career includes serving as the acting United States Deputy Attorney General from December 2020 to January 2021 and as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 2018 to 2020.