Paul Coggins
Co-Chair of Locke Lord's White Collar Criminal Defense and Internal Investigations Practice Group
Locke Lord LLP
Paul Coggins is Co-Chair of Locke Lord's White Collar Criminal Defense and Internal Investigations Practice Group. Paul was the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas from 1993 to 2001.
He focuses his practice on white-collar criminal defense and has represented numerous Fortune 500 clients in high-stakes litigation before federal courts and the SEC. Paul also has conducted internal investigations involving alleged tax, fraud, and securities violations. In addition, he develops compliance and ethics programs for corporations and other business entities.
During Paul's time at the U.S. Attorney's office, he twice served on the U.S. Attorney General's Advisory Council and, in 1998, became its Vice-Chair.