Attorneys

Sean O'Dowd
Associate

rior to joining BLB&G, Mr. O'Dowd practiced trial and appellate litigation at Latham & Watkins. His experience included criminal and civil investigations by the Department of Justice and the SEC. In addition, Mr. O'Dowd litigated on behalf of torture victims seeking asylum in the United States and represented domestic violence survivors in proceedings under the Violence Against Women Act.

Mr. O'Dowd is the author of "How to Encourage Whistleblowers to Blow the Whistle" and "Whistleblower Hotlines: 11 Steps to Success" (forthcoming) in White-Collar Crime Fighter and the co-author, with Alexandra Shapiro, of "Another Assault on the Attorney-Client Privilege?" in White-Collar Crime.

Following law school, Mr. O'Dowd served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable William M. Acker, Jr., Senior United States District Judge, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Biography

Publications

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New York
Tel: (212) 554-1905
Fax: (212) 554-1444
seano@blbglaw.com
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Education:

Northwestern University School of Law, 2005, J.D., cum laude; Senior Editor, Journal of International Law & Business; Recipient, Francis S. Kosmerl Scholarship, Rubinowitz Public Interest Fellowship & Public Service Star Award

Cornell University, 2001, B.A., with Distinction in All Subjects

Bar Admission(s):

New York

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit