As General Counsel of Deloitte, Ben is responsible for providing legal advice and guidance to leadership and managing a team of attorneys who address legal issues, contracting and governance needs, global and network matters, civil and regulatory litigation, policy review and development, internal reviews and investigations, and consultations with engagement teams on all aspects of the Deloitte US firms’ operations. Before joining Deloitte as the deputy general counsel for the Disputes, Consultations and Regulatory Affairs group in the Office of General Counsel, Ben was a partner at Latham & Watkins in New York.
Prior to his tenure at Latham & Watkins, Ben served for more than 15 years with the Department of Justice, where he held a number of positions, including interim United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York, member of the Enron Task Force, and principal deputy assistant attorney general and chief of staff to the assistant attorney general of the Criminal Division in Washington, DC. He has extensive trial, appellate, and litigation experience as a prosecutor and civil attorney in a wide variety of matters.