LOS ANGELES – FEBRUARY 22, 2011 – Arent Fox LLP announced today that former US Attorney for the Central District of California Terree Bowers will head the firm’s White Collar and Investigations Practice.

“Terree Bowers is one of the most respected and accomplished trial attorneys in the United States,” said Arent Fox chairman Mark M. Katz. “He has a remarkable record of success as a prosecutor and in private practice. I cannot think of a better person to lead our White Collar and Investigations Practice.”

Mr. Bowers, discussing his new role, said, “I am honored the firm has selected me to lead such a distinguished group of attorneys. The Arent Fox White Collar and Investigations Practice comprises some the finest, most experienced attorneys in the nation. Our team’s remarkable courtroom experience, talent, skill and knowledge encompass a broad spectrum of white collar defense litigation, including securities and commodities enforcement, health care fraud, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, RICO and export control cases.”

Terree Bowers is the former US Attorney for the Central District of California. He received the prestigious Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service and has been honored by three United States Attorneys General and one Canadian for his outstanding work in a variety of fields. During his tenure, he established and chaired the first Telemarketing/Investment Fraud Task Force in the country. Mr. Bowers also created and led the Financial Institutions Fraud Task Force for the Los Angeles area. He later served as the Chief Deputy City Attorney for Los Angeles, supervising more than 525 attorneys.
In 1994, the Department of Justice selected Mr. Bowers to serve as a US representative on the Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY). He traveled to Bosnia at the height of the Yugoslav conflict to investigate allegations of genocide and helped present the international arrest warrant case against Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic. He later delivered the opening statement in one of the ICTY’s first genocide trials and eventually became a consultant to the Rwandan War Crimes Tribunal as well.

He is an accomplished trial and appellate lawyer with more than 30 years of experience in supervising and litigating complex commercial, white collar and regulatory cases in the areas of RICO securities fraud, financial institutions, civil rights, political corruption, government contracting, health care fraud, pharmaceutical testing issues, environmental crimes, false claims, customs, tax fraud, antitrust issues, insurance coverage and a variety of other complex litigation matters.

Mr. Bowers joined Arent Fox in March 2010 and is resident at the firm’s Los Angeles office.

###

About Arent Fox:
Arent Fox LLP (www.arentfox.com), with offices in Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and New York City is a recognized leader in areas including election law, complex litigation, intellectual property, real estate, telecommunications, health care, automotive, sports, white collar, international trade, and bankruptcy. With more than 350 lawyers nationwide, Arent Fox has extensive experience in corporate securities, financial restructuring, government relations, labor and employment, finance, tax, corporate compliance, and the global business market. The firm represents Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, trade associations, foreign governments and other entities.