Multidisciplinary Counsel

Truthful counsel.
Resolute advocacy.

Griffin & Prescott is a global law firm advising institutions, executives, and individuals on the legal matters that most directly determine their commercial and personal interests. We pursue justice and equity with the precision and sustained partner attention that the most consequential matters require.

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Office Locations
25
Years Established
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Industry Sectors
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Who we are

A firm built around conviction, not category.

We are a multidisciplinary practice serving clients across regulated industries and the personal-life questions that intersect with corporate, tax, and estate matters. Our work is grounded in long-term client relationships and the willingness to engage where the questions are hardest.

  • Senior-led. Every engagement is led by a partner who remains personally responsible from first conversation to final resolution.
  • Integrated. Litigation, regulation, transactions, and personal counsel work as one team where matters require it.
  • Truthful. Candid client counsel about realistic outcomes — not advocacy designed to fit the easiest answer.
About the firm
Capabilities

The matters we counsel on.

Twelve practice areas, deeply staffed and continuously refreshed to meet the evolving regulatory and commercial landscape our clients operate within.

01 / Litigation

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Trial-tested counsel for commercial litigation, government investigations, and the high-stakes disputes that define a client's commercial position.

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02 / Criminal

Criminal Defense

Strategic defense for individuals, executives, and institutions in federal and state criminal matters and parallel regulatory exposure.

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03 / Compliance

Financial Crime, AML & Sanctions

Risk-tested AML, CTF, and sanctions compliance — and enforcement defense before federal banking regulators, FinCEN, OFAC, and the DOJ.

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04 / Corporate

Corporate & Commercial

Mergers, joint ventures, governance, and the commercial arrangements that drive enterprise growth across regulated and unregulated industries.

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05 / Tax

Tax & Financial Compliance

Domestic and cross-border tax counsel — planning, structuring, controversy, and the indirect-tax regimes shaping multinational operations.

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06 / Immigration

Immigration & Citizenship

Employer-sponsored visas, investor immigration, family-based petitions, and the cross-border mobility framework for modern institutions and professionals.

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Our lawyers

Senior counsel, personally engaged.

Our partners and senior counsel remain hands-on from the first conversation to the final resolution — the discipline that makes a difference at the moments that matter most.

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Ronald Malcom
Ronald Malcom
Senior Counsel

Building the AML and sanctions programs that hold up the day the regulators arrive.

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James Benson
James Benson
Senior Counsel

Where higher education policy is written, defended, and lived — senior counsel for the institutions that shape it.

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David Brown
David Brown
Senior Counsel

Trusted counsel to the colleges, universities, and trustees that educate the next generation of leaders.

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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown
Senior Counsel

Coordinating U.S., U.K., and EU enforcement under one disciplined cross-border strategy.

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D.Law, one of California's leading employment law firms, is pleased to announce that it has been named to Inc. magazine's Best Workplaces 2026 list. This marks the second…

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Client Alert June 5, 2026

OCC's May 2026 Enforcement Actions Underscore Heightened BSA/AML Scrutiny for National Banks

On May 15, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its monthly enforcement actions against national banks and federal savings associations. Among the…

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Client Alert June 5, 2026

Illinois Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act Now in Effect: What Employers Must Do

Illinois employers with operations in the state should take immediate steps to align their leave practices with the Illinois Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act, which took effect…

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A consequential matter deserves consequential counsel.

If you are evaluating counsel for a litigation, regulatory, or transactional matter, we welcome the conversation. Inquiries are handled in confidence.

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