Brigham Q Cannon

Brigham concentrates his practice in the areas of white collar criminal defense, internal investigations and False Claims Act litigation. Brigham has defended corporations and individuals in government investigations and other criminal and regulatory proceedings in connection with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, health care fraud and securities fraud. Representative Matters Brigham joined the Firm after spending more than four years as a prosecutor with the Department of Justice in the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division. He joined the Department of Justice as a Trial Attorney through the Attorney General's Honors Program and led investigations and prosecutions into a wide variety of white collar crimes, including bank, wire, mail and securities fraud, as well as the FCPA. Brigham tried several cases in federal court, including against a defendant who stole more than $120 million and received a 100-year sentence and another against the former CEO of a publicly traded company for securities fraud. He was also the lead prosecutor in the takedown of 26 defendants in nine states as part of an investigation into a multimillion dollar fraud on an FCC program. Other Distinctions 2011, Assistant Attorney General's Exceptional Service Award Prior Experience Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section (2006-2011) Legislative Assistant, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary-working on criminal issues and legislation (2001-2002) Courts United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit