Brian J. Hennigan
Los Angeles, CA
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Brian J. Hennigan is an attorney based in Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA. The practice focuses on Business, Criminal Defense, and Litigation. Currently practicing at Hueston Hennigan Llp.
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
- Experience
- attorney
- Known for
- Business · Criminal Defense · Litigation
- Handles Business, Criminal Defense, and Litigation matters from Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA.
- Recognized with Lawyer of the Year — Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Los Angeles) (2019).
About Brian J. Hennigan: Brian J. Hennigan is an attorney based in Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA. The practice focuses on Business, Criminal Defense, and Litigation. Currently practicing at Hueston Hennigan Llp.
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Brian J. Hennigan represents clients in Los Angeles, California across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.
Biography
About Brian J. Hennigan
Brian Hennigan is Managing Partner at Hueston Hennigan LLP. For the past 20 years, Mr. Hennigan has specialized in complex litigation with an emphasis on white collar criminal defense. Over that time period, he has successfully represented individuals and corporations facing a wide array of challenges presented by federal prosecutors and investigating agencies. More recent representations have included the successful representations of individuals facing allegations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission Act, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Sherman Act. In addition to corporate representations, Mr. Hennigan has represented several professional athletes, leaders of various religious denominations, doctors, lawyers, accountants, and business executives in federal criminal matters. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers.
His skills at representing individuals in white collar investigations have garnered praise from numerous sources. Chambers USA has ranked Mr. Hennigan in Band One every year since 2008 in the White Collar Crime & Government Investigations category and lauded him as a “creative thinker and problem solver” and as a “terrific attorney because of his great ability to communicate with judges and juries.” Mr. Hennigan has the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating, a peer review rank of AV-Preeminent. He has consistently been recognized as one of the top white collar criminal defense lawyers by a variety of sources and was named the Los Angeles “Lawyer of the Year” in White Collar Criminal Defense by The Best Lawyers in America.
Credentials
Education
Northwestern University
J.D. · 1979
Recognition
Awards & honors
Lawyer of the Year — Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Los Angeles)
2019
Lawyer of the Year — Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Los Angeles)
2010
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: General Practice
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: White-Collar
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Securities
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Antitrust
2026
Locations
Office locations
Hueston Hennigan Llp
523 West Sixth Street, Suite 400
Los Angeles, California 90014
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What areas of law does Brian J. Hennigan practice?
Brian J. Hennigan focuses on Business, Criminal Defense, Litigation, White Collar, and Energy.
Where is Brian J. Hennigan located?
Brian J. Hennigan primarily serves clients in Los Angeles, California, with an office at 523 West Sixth Street, Suite 400.
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