White Collar Criminal Defense • NCAA Defense • Investigations
Aggressive, Strategic Advocacy
Unmatched Experience You Can Trust
Winning nearly 90% of his career felony jury trials, Harvard graduate David Vaughn battles for you strategically when you, your business or your university is the subject of a government investigation, has received a grand jury subpoena, is contacted by the NCAA, or when you have been arrested or indicted.
Leading over 100 investigations — federal, state, business, university, administrative, and grand jury — and a leader of the Global Risk and Investigations practice for one of the world's top consulting firms, David Vaughn quickly and effectively cuts to the heart of the matter and produces bullet-proof results.
David Vaughn personally provides you with smart, aggressive representation. He fights for you himself—your case will not be handed off to another lawyer. You will receive individual attention, loyalty, and respect.
Top rated White Collar Crimes attorney in Los Angeles by Super Lawyers (2022-2026).
Best Law Firms (United States) ranked by Best Lawyers.
Proven Winner
Proven success, winning nearly 90% of his career felony jury trials and obtaining dismissals and other favorable results in many more cases.
Successfully handled white collar crimes like fraud and bribery, employee misconduct investigations, and NCAA Enforcement hearings for private clients and as a prosecutor.
One of the very few lawyers in America who have defended multiple NCAA Enforcement cases through COI hearings.
As a former prosecutor, David Vaughn's investigations withstand the government's strict scrutiny, including domestic and international internal investigations, due diligence investigations, and compliance reviews for multi-national manufacturers, universities, and health care entities.
He has conducted more than 1,000 interviews of employees, witnesses, and others, and participated in more than 50 interviews by the NCAA of coaches, student-athletes, and university employees.
Effectively represents businesses, employees, former employees and witnesses in FBI, SEC, IRS, Department of Defense, Department of Justice and NCAA interviews, investigations and testimony.