Paul Coggins is the head of Locke Lord’s national White Collar Criminal Defense and Internal Investigations practice. Mr. Coggins was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas from 1993-2001.
He focuses his practice on white collar criminal defense, and has represented numerous Fortune 500 clients in high stakes litigation before federal courts and the SEC. Mr. Coggins also has conducted internal investigations involving alleged tax, fraud and securities violations. In addition, he develops compliance and ethics programs for corporations and other business entities. Texas Monthly, D Magazine and Best Lawyers in America have consistently recognized him for his white collar defense practice.
During Mr. Coggins’ time at the U.S. Attorney’s office, he twice served on the U.S. Attorney General's Advisory Council and, in 1998, became its Vice Chair. He also is credited with the following accomplishments:
- Prosecuting the first "three strikes and you're out" case in the United States;
- Prosecuting the most complex case ever brought under the federal Economic Espionage Act;
- Stamping out one of the nation's largest immigrant smuggling rings;
- Prosecuting some of the earliest "cybercrime" cases;
- Building one of the nation’s first healthcare fraud task forces;
- Prosecuting the first anthrax-hoax case in the nation;
- Representing the State of Texas in an investigation involving a redistricting scandal;
- And representing the State of Texas in a massive 20-year-old class action lawsuit that he helped bring to settlement.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1978
Harvard Civil Rights, Civil Liberties Law Review - Diploma in Law, Oxford University, 1977
B.A., First Class Honours, 1975
Rhodes Scholar, 1973 - B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude with Departmental Distinction, Yale University, 1973
Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Publications & Presentations
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Contributor,
"Looking Ahead 2011: White Collar,"
Locke Lord
(January 26, 2011)
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Co-Author,
"Client Alert: SEC Executes First Non-Prosecution Agreement,"
Locke Lord
(December 21, 2010)
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Co-Author,
"Client Alert: Update: Amendments to Sentencing Guidelines Related to Sentencing of Organizations,"
Locke Lord
(May 11, 2010)
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Co-Author,
"Client Alert: Another Reason to Beef Up Your FCPA Compliance Program,"
Locke Lord
(April 13, 2010)
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Speaker,
"The 24th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime,"
The American Bar Association
(February 24-26, 2010)
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Speaker,
"32nd Annual Conference on Securities Regulation and Business Law,"
The Fort Worth District Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; The Texas State Securities Board; and The Business Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
(February 11-12, 2010)
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Co-Author,
"Client Alert: Proposed Amendments to Sentencing Guidelines Related to Sentencing of Organizations,"
Locke Lord
(February 5, 2010)
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Co-Author,
"Client Alert: SEC Announces New Cooperation Initiative,"
Locke Lord
(January 22, 2010)
Professional History
- Partner, Locke Lord LLP
- Partner, Fish & Richardson, P.C. (2001 - 2009)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas (1993 - 2001)
- Texas Special Assistant Attorney General (1991 - 1993)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas (1980 - 1983)
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Member, American Bar Association
- Founder, Southwest Section, American Bar Association’s Committee for White Collar Crime
- Chair, Criminal Justice Section, White Collar Crime Committee's North Texas/Oklahoma Region Subcommittee (2008)
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Member, Texas Bar Foundation
- Member, Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee in Texas
- Member, National Association of Former United States Attorneys (NAFUSA)
- Named, The Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense/White-Collar, Litigation/Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom Energy) (2013)
Community Leadership
- Board Member, Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Past President (2005)
- Board Member, Dallas County Historical Foundation, Past Chair (2008)
- Board Member, Texas Book Festival
- Past Chair, North Texas Crime Commission (2004)
- Past President, Southern Methodist University’s Town & Gown (2003 - 2004)
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