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Washington, D.C. Office1900 K Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States of America 20006-1110
Jonathan (Jon) Henry represents clients in high-stakes complex civil litigation, government investigations and enforcement proceedings as well as high-exposure product liability matters. Mr. Henry brings deep experience representing accounting firms and their professionals before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the U.S. Department of Justice, bankruptcy trustees and state agencies, along with parallel civil litigation. He has also achieved successful outcomes for clients in the oil and gas, consumer products and financial services industries.
Mr. Henry has significant trial experience, including serving as first-chair trial attorney in five bench trials and second-chair trial attorney in two jury trials, in addition to serving on numerous other trial teams. He maintains an active pro bono practice focused on landlord-tenant and family law matters.
- Defended a Big Four accounting firm against a US$1.2 billion malpractice lawsuit brought by the Florida Department of Financial Services as the receiver of three Florida insurance companies.*
- Served as second chair trial counsel on behalf of a consumer products manufacturer in several multi-week product liability cases in the State of Florida.*
- Served as first chair trial attorney in several cases stemming from the Equifax data breach.*
- Represented a Big Four accounting firm during a pre-suit investigation by the bankruptcy trustee of the firm’s former audit client, a large financial services institution.*
- Represented a Big Four firm in parallel investigations by the DOJ and SEC.*
- Represented a Big Four firm in multiple matters stemming from the audits of two Florida health insurance companies that were ultimately placed into receivership by the Florida Department of Financial Services.*
- Represented a pro bono client in a four-day trial conducted in the Domestic Relations Branch of the D.C. Superior Court.*
*Includes matters handled at Dechert or prior to joining the firm.
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025
- District of Columbia Courts, Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2023
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- University of Virginia, B.A., 2007, with distinction
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2010
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- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Virginia
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia