Raphael A. Prober focuses his practice on congressional investigations, internal investigations and white collar criminal defense. Mr. Prober represents corporations, institutions and individuals in congressional, administrative and judicial proceedings and investigations. He has represented a wide array of individuals and corporations in connection with high-profile congressional investigations, including—
- a number of clients in investigations related to the financial crisis of 2008, including representations of a former CEO of a leading insurance company, a credit rating agency and a top hedge fund
- multiple leading defense contractors in a number of investigations into Iraq- and Afghanistan-related contracts and conduct
- several leading hedge funds and fund managers in a number of investigations of derivative trading and other fund practices
- a major banking/mortgage institution in an investigation related to its mortgage and lending practices
- a prominent major league baseball team in connection with investigations into stadium financing
- a trailer manufacturer in an investigation related to the Gulf Coast hurricane relief effort
- a number of health care insurance companies in various investigations related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
- a leading restaurant chain in an investigation related to a product recall
- a number of clients in various investigations related to the Gulf Coast oil spill.
In connection with these congressional investigations, Mr. Prober has prepared testimony given before various committees of the U.S. Congress, helped to prepare witnesses, defended depositions and managed complex document and information requests. Mr. Prober has also represented clients in investigations conducted by various federal executive branch departments, commissions and agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Election Commission.
Mr. Prober also has represented a number of clients before various investigative commissions, including the Commission on Wartime Contracting and the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, as well as before a number of committees of various state legislative bodies.
Mr. Prober is an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School, where he teaches a course on congressional investigations. He also serves as a guest lecturer on the same subject at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Prior to joining Akin Gump, Mr. Prober was an associate in both the New York and Washington, D.C. offices of another leading international law firm. He serves on the board of directors of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Next Generation Board, and also serves on the museum’s Washington Lawyers Committee.
Mr. Prober spearheads the firm’s representation of hundreds of Holocaust survivors (and family members) in their continued pursuit of justice from the French railroad company that was responsible for deporting these victims to the death camps. For his work on this matter, which encompasses federal litigation and federal and state advocacy, Mr. Prober was awarded Akin Gump’s 2011 Pro Bono Counsel of the Year award.
Mr. Prober co-authored an article entitled “Attorney-Client Privilege in Congressional Investigations,” published in the Business Crimes Bulletin (January 2009). He also authored an article entitled “Shutter Control: Confronting Tomorrow’s Technology with Yesterday’s Regulations,” published in the University of Virginia Journal of Law and Politics (Spring 2003).
Mr. Prober received his B.S. in Foreign Service magna cum laude from Georgetown University in 2000. He received his J.D. cum laude in 2003 from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the District of Columbia and New York bars.