Samer Korkor

Samer Korkor is a civil litigator and white collar defense attorney who represents corporations, executives, and entrepreneurs in their most consequential disputes, investigations, and crises.

Drawing on experience as a federal prosecutor, DOJ enforcement lawyer, and trial attorney, Samer helps clients navigate matters where legal, business, regulatory, and reputational risks intersect. His practice is divided between complex civil litigation and white collar defense, allowing him to advise clients facing everything from commercial disputes and fraud claims to government investigations, criminal inquiries, and parallel civil-criminal proceedings.

From 2021 to 2024, Samer was Scale’s Litigation Practice Group Leader—a period of significant growth of the firm’s capacity to handle complex large-scale civil disputes. He brings focus and tenacity to each engagement, guiding companies through high-exposure litigation and recovering substantial damages for clients harmed by fraud and other unlawful conduct. Whether defending an executive under investigation, pursuing a business claim, or managing a cross-border dispute, Samer focuses on achieving strategic outcomes while protecting his clients’ long-term interests.

In his white collar and investigations practice, Samer represents clients in matters involving the Department of Justice, SEC, state attorneys general, inspectors general, and other enforcement agencies. He regularly advises clients responding to grand jury subpoenas, Civil Investigative Demands, internal investigations, and allegations involving the False Claims Act, FCPA, sanctions, anti-money laundering regulations, and other complex regulatory frameworks. As a former DOJ Fraud Section enforcement attorney, Samer brings firsthand insight into how investigations are initiated, developed, and resolved.

A significant portion of Samer’s practice involves international and cross-border matters. At the DOJ, Samer was Counsel to the DOJ official responsible for the DOJ’s most pressing and sensitive international matters. A former Fulbright Scholar, Samer brings a deep understanding of the legal, cultural, and business dynamics of many regions of the world, including the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and beyond—experience that continues to inform his work today. He regularly represents clients with cross-border investigations, international evidence gathering, sanctions, extradition, and disputes with an international dimension.

Before joining Scale LLP, Samer served in several senior positions at the U.S. Department of Justice, including as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Trial Attorney in the Fraud Section’s FCPA Unit, Trial Attorney in the Office of International Affairs, and Special Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia, where he was lead counsel in more than two dozen bench trials. He also practiced at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP and clerked for the late Hon. David A. Katz in the Northern District of Ohio.

Samer has authored academic publications and provided commentary in outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg Law News. He has contributed to practitioner guides and international reports, and has served as an adjunct law professor teaching Federal Courts, Torts II, and Professional Responsibility, and as a visiting professor of law teaching Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Advanced Criminal Procedure.