Murphy & McGonigle, P.C. announced today that Carol Elder Bruce has joined the firm as a shareholder in its Washington, D.C. office. Ms. Bruce's arrival continues the strong trend of top litigation and regulatory talent joining the financial services law firm that was founded in 2010.

"Carol is an outstanding litigator who has served as lead counsel in a significant number of major criminal investigations and trials, both as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, and later as a private practice trial attorney," said James Murphy, Chairman of Murphy & McGonigle.

Ms. Bruce has a national litigation practice focusing on white-collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation. Her civil litigation experience includes representing companies and individuals in commercial or general civil disputes, civil fraud, False Claims Act, class action, antitrust, Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act cases, and Section 1983 Civil Rights Act cases. Ms. Bruce's white collar criminal case experience includes defense of individuals and companies in, among other things, fraud, public corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), criminal False Claims Act, and Anti-Money Laundering investigations and prosecutions. She has also represented clients in hearings and proceedings before the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, in administrative proceedings within federal agencies, and in the conduct of internal corporate investigations. Ms. Bruce is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. She previously served for ten years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and later as a Deputy Independent Counsel in the investigation of a sitting Attorney General and an Independent Counsel in the investigation of a sitting Secretary of the Interior, and as a Special Counsel to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics in the investigation of a sitting U.S. Senator.

"I am excited to join such a premier firm with a truly impressive group of prominent lawyers working together in an innovative small firm setting. They clearly are providing first rate, cost-effective client service while growing smartly. I look forward to working with old and new friends here. Murphy & McGonigle is the perfect fit and I am thrilled to join the team," says Bruce.

About Murphy & McGonigle

Murphy & McGonigle serves the litigation, enforcement defense, and regulatory counseling needs of clients across the full spectrum of the financial services industry – from national banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and hedge funds, to national and international securities markets and exchanges. Many of the firm's partners formerly served in senior positions at the U.S. Department of Justice, SEC, FINRA, and CFTC and several served in senior executive positions in major financial institutions on Wall Street. The firm's white collar criminal defense group also represents companies and individuals in federal, national, and international prosecutions and internal investigations involving alleged violations of fraud, public corruption, money laundering and other criminal laws with partners who have served in high positions and as lead counsel in countless trials in the Justice Department, several U.S. Attorney's Offices, and in Independent Counsel and Special Counsel positions.

Murphy & McGonigle, founded in 2010, was created based on an innovative law firm model that rigorously controls overhead while providing its attorneys and clients with state-of-the-art technology and litigation support to ensure both world-class service and maximum cost-efficiency.

Murphy & McGonigle operates out of offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia.

For more information about the firm, please visit www.mmlawus.com.