Arnold A. Spencer
Arnold A. Spencer has successfully represented clients in a wide range of white-collar criminal matters in federal courts around the country, including securities, commodities and financial frauds, money laundering, health care, and environmental fraud, as well as asset forfeiture. Mr. Spencer is qualified to handle all types of federal white-collar criminal cases and advises cryptocurrency companies in regulatory compliance.
Mr. Spencer has professional experiences as a financial analyst with an elite investment bank in New York City, as a federal prosecutor handling white-collar criminal matters in Texas and in partnership positions with national law firms. He has represented corporations, executives, and governmental entities in criminal and civil litigation.
Previously an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Texas, Mr. Spencer’s legal focuses included securities fraud, financial fraud, and anti-money laundering concerns. As a prosecutor, he prosecuted more than 100 federal cases, was a trial lawyer who prosecuted criminal violations associated with the Enron fraud scandals and has taken on many other high-profile cases. He has been a nationally known and active speaker, author, and advisor on white-collar criminal developments.
Mr. Spencer graduated from the University of Texas Law School and Amherst College. He serves on several non-profit boards for local and national educational institutions and is a leader at his local church.