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Edward W. Swanson is an AV-rated trial and appellate lawyer specializing in white collar and general criminal defense as well as commercial litigation cases. He represents individuals and corporations in a broad spectrum of civil and criminal matters. Mr. Swanson practices in state and federal courts in all phases of trial and appellate proceedings. He also defends business and professional clients in federal and state regulatory investigations, including SEC matters. He serves as a civil case special master for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and discovery referee for the California Superior Court in cases ranging from employment disputes to trade secret matters. As a special master, he has assisted the courts with discovery matters, fee disputes and mediation. He has briefed and argued cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and before the California Courts of Appeal. His case roster includes SEC matters and cases involving all aspects of criminal defense including antitrust, tax fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, cyber crime and sexual offenses. He also prosecutes and defends a variety of civil matters, including copyright and trade secret cases. Mr. Swanson is listed in the Best Lawyers in America and as a Northern California Superlawyer. He is the chair of the Northern District of California Federal Criminal Rules and Practice Committee. From 2004 to 2007, he was a Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit for the Northern District of California, and he was co-chair of the Lawyer Representatives from 2006 to 2007. Before founding Swanson, McNamara & Haller LLP with Mary McNamara, Mr. Swanson served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Northern District of California. Mr. Swanson is a former law clerk to the Hon. Thelton Henderson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Mr. Swanson also worked in South Africa in 1991 and 1992 assisting the African National Congress in designing a land claims court. Mr. Swanson graduated from Stanford Law School in 1991, graduating with distinction and as a member of the Order of the Coif. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Swanson worked as committee staff for the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Hunger. Mr. Swanson received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 1985. Mr. Swanson has taught and spoken extensively on trial advocacy, deposition techniques and practice and white collar crime topics including at the American Bar Association's national White Collar Crime Conference, the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Stanford Law School, Hastings College of the Law, the University of San Francisco Law School and at seminars of the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ) in Northern California. Mr. Swanson presents an annual update on Ninth Circuit criminal decisions at the Northern District of California Federal Defender's Seminar. Mr. Swanson is a co-author with Mary McNamara and Alexis Haller of the White Collar Crime series of articles which appear periodically in the CACJ's Forum magazine. Education J.D., STANFORD UNIVERSITY, 1991 with distinction, Order of the Coif B.A., STANFORD UNIVERSITY, 1986