Luke Cass is a partner in the Washington DC office of Womble Bond Dickinson. A former federal prosecutor, Cass defends corporations and individuals in a variety of federal criminal allegations, including healthcare fraud, price-fixing, conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, embezzlement, bank fraud and money laundering.
Chukwukpee Nzegwu is an associate in the business litigation group at Womble Bond Dickinson’s Baltimore office. He focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation; criminal investigations including price-fixing, conspiracy, healthcare fraud and mail and wire fraud; and financial services litigation.
Joe D. Whitley is a partner in the Atlanta and Washington offices of Womble Bond Dickinson and is chair of the firm’s white-collar defense, investigations and regulatory enforcement practice. In addition to his years of private practice experience, Joe has served in several high-level positions with the DOJ and Department of Homeland Security. During the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, he served as acting associate attorney general.
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