Ellen Davis

SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR
Head of the Crisis and Litigation and Investigations Practices

Ellen believes that positive outcomes are best achieved through creative problem solving, intellectual rigor and discipline, and collaborative engagement.

An attorney by training, Ellen is credited by clients for bringing a “nuanced sensibility” to the crisis and litigation support matters that have been the focus of her practice for nearly a decade. Ranked by Chambers and Partners as a top-tier strategic advisor, Ellen’s counsel is informed by her years of government service, including as counsel and spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Legislative Affairs Counsel at the Department of Justice in Washington D.C. and as a legal producer for ABC Network News. She is recognized by Chambers for bringing an “incredibly important, double dimension” to her work.

Ellen deploys her expertise in storytelling, stakeholder communications and media relations on behalf of clients facing government and regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, employee and whistleblower litigation, product recalls and other high-stake matters that affect reputation and valuation.  She also represents high-profile individuals.

ACCOLADES

 
 

  • A healthcare company in connection with alleged violations of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback statutes

    An international financial institution in connection with Bank Secrecy Act and sanctions violations

    An international businessman indicted for allegedly participating in a bribery and public corruption conspiracy.

    A multi-billion-dollar hedge fund in connection with sexual harassment and gender pay discrimination litigation.

    A pharmaceutical company in connection with an FDA investigation and DOJ enforcement action

    The special committee of a board of directors conducting an investigation into insider trading allegations against the company’s CEO

    A fine arts organization in connection with employee litigation

    A law firm conducting an independent investigation into sexual misconduct at a national sports organization

    Shanies Law Office and Innocence Project on the exonerations of the individuals wrongly convicted of the murder of Malcolm X

    An international cryptocurrency exchange in connection with alleged violations of the Bank Secrecy Act

    A major media organization sued for gender pay discrimination

    The former general counsel of a Fortune 500 company indicted for alleged FCPA violations

    An international media organization in connection with a contract dispute

  • Georgetown University Law Center. J.D.

    Boston University School of Public Communication. B.S., summa cum laude

  • Ellen.Davis@AugustCo.com

    323.892.5552