| Experience Edwin J. Tomko represents clients in federal white collar criminal cases that involve issues relating to government contracts, financial institutions, securities matters, health care, and environmental law. He also handles federal and state administrative actions instituted by banking regulators and securities regulators, and counsels clients on various aspects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In addition, Ed has experience in a variety of civil matters, including qui tam proceedings and securities litigation. Ed has been the lead attorney in numerous jury trials and grand jury proceedings and hundreds of non-jury trials. He also has extensive arbitration experience, including having served on arbitration panels. Ed was named one of Dallas' top lawyers by D Magazine, a Super Lawyer by the Texas Lawyer and selected for inclusion in Who's Who in American Law. Before entering private practice in 1988, Ed spent nineteen years in government service. He began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ed also served at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., first as Special Counsel to the Chief of the Fraud Section (Criminal Division), and later as Deputy Chief of the same section, with responsibility for all banking and securities cases. Ed's substantial securities background also includes having served as head of the Houston office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ed also held two separate positions at the SEC's Washington, D.C. headquarters. As Chief of the Office of Criminal Reference, he was responsible for coordinating the efforts of the Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Offices, and investigatory agencies on criminal cases developed from SEC investigations. As Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel, Ed served as lead attorney on high profile cases. Memberships - State Bars of Texas, the District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania
- American Bar Association, the White Collar Crime Section and former Chairman of the Securities Subcommittee
- Dallas Bar Association
Honors - Selected for inclusion in Who's Who in American Law
- Selected as one of "The Best Lawyers in Dallas" by D Magazine
- Selected as a Texas Super Lawyer
Speeches and Publications Ed has participated as an instructor and lecturer at United States Government Agency Conferences. He also has presented a variety of seminars to clients dealing with white collar crime topics and developments. In addition, Ed has spoken at bar association conferences on a variety of topics that include: Speaker, The Books and Records Provisions, the Hidden Side of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, American Bar Association's 16th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime 2002, Miami, Fla. (Feb. 28-Mar. 1, 2002). Speaker, Criminal Liability Concerns to the Environmental Professional, State Bar of Texas' 5th Annual Hot Air Conference, Houston, Tx. (Oct. 4, 2001). Speaker, Criminal Liability Concerns to the Environmental Professional - I Should Have Known Better, State Bar of Texas' 13th Annual Texas Environmental Superconference, Houston, Tx. (Aug. 2, 2001). Speaker, The Role of Outside Counsel in Dealing with Auditors Under Section 10A of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, American Bar Association's 14th Annual Institute on White Collar Crime 2000, San Francisco, Ca. (Mar. 2-3, 2000). Speaker, White Collar Crime: What Every Corporate Lawyer Needs to Know, State Bar of Texas, Dallas and Houston, Tx. (July and August 1992). Education - J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1968
- B.A., Washington & Jefferson College, 1965
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