Winston Y. Chan is a litigation partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s San Francisco office, and serves as co-chair of the firm’s global White Collar Defense and Investigations practice group, and also its False Claims Act/Qui Tam Defense practice group. He leads matters involving government enforcement defense, internal investigations and compliance counseling, and regularly represents clients before and in litigation against federal, state and local agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and State Attorneys General.
Winston is a Chambers-ranked attorney in the category of White Collar Crime and Government Investigations, and Benchmark Litigation recognizes him as a Litigation Star for being “recommended consistently as a reputable and effective litigator by clients and peers.” He is regularly included in Best Lawyers, The Legal 500, and Who’s Who Legal for Investigations. In addition, Global Investigations Review ranks Winston in its annual Global Guide of Recommended Investigations Counsel, and he is a LMG Life Sciences “Star” in White Collar and Government Investigations. Prior to joining the firm, Winston served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York, where he investigated a wide range of corporate and financial criminal matters as part of that office’s Business and Securities Fraud Section and held a number of supervisory positions.
