Mr. Stephen Harry McClain

US Attorneys Office Northern District of Georgia

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Steve McClain serves as Chief of the Criminal Division for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta. He oversees the office’s criminal prosecution efforts, supervising Assistant U.S. Attorneys and staff responsible for investigating and prosecuting federal offenses that threaten public safety and national security. The Criminal Division handles a broad spectrum of cases through its sections, which include Violent Crime and National Security, Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Complex Frauds and Cybercrime, Public Integrity and Civil Rights, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery, Appeals and Legal Advice, and Training. He also coordinates with federal, state, and local law enforcement.

Steve previously served as Chief of the Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Section, where he supervised fraud prosecutors and prosecuted a wide variety of white collar offenses. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Department of Justice Director’s Award for Superior Performance for successfully prosecuting a Ponzi scheme defendant who was convicted by a jury and sentenced to 27 years in prison.

Before his government service, Steve was a partner in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he focused on complex commercial litigation. He began his legal career clerking for Judge Kenneth F. Ripple on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Steve graduated summa cum laude from Notre Dame Law School, where he received the Hoynes Award and was Managing Editor of the Notre Dame Law Review. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Clemson University.