Marisa T. Darden

Overview

Marisa is a former state and federal prosecutor who assists clients across myriad industries. As the Chair of the White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Practice Group, Marisa actively advises companies and individuals in defense of civil and criminal investigations and prosecutions brought by law enforcement and regulatory agencies. Marisa has successfully tried more than 15 complex criminal cases to verdict and has argued before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

In addition, Marisa has advised clients, litigated, and conducted internal investigations on a range of issues, such as allegations of wrongdoing in violation of federal and state law, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, bribery, corruption, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and other criminal and civil violations of law. She has handled investigations in federal court regarding wire and mail fraud as well as complex financial investigations. Marisa regularly conducts corporate inquiries surrounding allegations of sexual harassment and workplace discrimination, civil rights and Title IX violations, and other corporate malfeasance. 

Marisa began her career as a litigator in New York. She was part of the team that liquidated the largest broker-dealer in U.S. history, which ultimately administered more than U.S. $100 billion in assets. Marisa clerked for the Honorable Morrison C. England in the Eastern District of California, and worked as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney’s Office. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Case Western Reserve School of Law, lecturing on criminal law.