Sean M. Berkowitz
Sean M. Berkowitz | |
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| Born | 1967 (age 57–58) |
| Alma mater | Tulane University (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, Prosecutor |
| Employer | Latham & Watkins LLP |
| Known for | Lead prosecutor in Enron Task Force Successful defense in Michael Sussman trial |
| Spouse | Bethany McLean (m. 2008) |
Sean M. Berkowitz (born 1967) is a former director of the Department of Justice's Enron Task Force. He prosecuted former employees of Enron who were accused of white collar crimes, principally accounting fraud. Most significantly, he was the lead prosecutor in the joint trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. In 2006, shortly after securing guilty verdicts against both, Berkowitz left the Department of Justice to become a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP in Chicago.
Berkowitz was assigned to the Task Force in December 2003 from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois, where he led many high-profile prosecutions of white collar crime and corporate fraud. Prior to his five years at the United States Department of Justice, Berkowitz worked for the law firm Katten Muchin Zavis, now Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, in Chicago, Illinois.