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Brendan C. Woods

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About
Brendan Woods is an associate in the firm’s White Collar Practice.

Prior to joining Covington, Brendan was a trial attorney with the Department of Justice, Criminal Division, where he litigated criminal cases against enterprises engaged in white collar crime, racketeering, fraud, extortion, and other criminal activity. Brendan also clerked for Judge Rebecca Beach Smith of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Before attending law school, he was an investment banker in New York specializing in equity derivatives products for technology and natural resources companies.

During his time at the Department of Justice, Brendan received the 2023 Assistant Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service.
Areas of Expertise

Litigation and Investigations

White Collar Defense and Investigations
Practices and Industries
- Litigation and Investigations
- White Collar Defense and Investigations

Credentials

Education	University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2019 Virginia Law Review, Executive Editor Dartmouth College, B.A., 2013
Bar Admissions	Massachusetts
Government Experience	U.S. Department of Justice
Judicial Clerkship	Hon. Rebecca Beach Smith, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2019 - 2020
Accolades	Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service
Previous Experience	U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Organized Crime and Gang Section, Trial Attorney (2020–2023) U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Districts of Maryland and the Eastern District of Virginia, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (2020–2021) Goldman Sachs, Investment Banking Division, Associate (2013–2016)

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