Sherry Haus is a Shareholder in the Firm’s Sacramento office and a member of the Litigation practice group. Ms. Haus is a seasoned litigator with 25 years of experience in white collar criminal defense, securities litigation and counseling, and internal investigations. A former federal prosecutor and a former special assistant district attorney, she has tried many cases to verdict in federal and state courts.
Ms. Haus counsels, handles government investigations and prosecutions, and litigates on behalf of public and private companies, as well as officers and directors, in civil and criminal matters. She has represented numerous Fortune 500 companies and financial institutions in investigations by DOJ, the SEC, and other government agencies. She also provides guidance on compliance and AML requirements, and conducts internal investigations for companies and their audit committees.
Ms. Haus grew up in, and has spent the better part of her career representing clients in and around, Northern California and the Central Valley. She takes a particular interest in areas of import to the region, including matters affecting the technology and clean energy sectors, as well as food, drug and wine industries; research universities; and government relations.
As an Assistant United States Attorney for one of the largest and busiest federal districts in the country, Ms. Haus investigated and prosecuted white collar cases including tax fraud, financial fraud, public corruption, procurement fraud, healthcare fraud, and child exploitation matters. She prosecuted a massive unemployment and disability fraud case that Chief U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. called “one of the longest-running, most sophisticated fraud schemes that [the court has] ever seen,” and successfully opposed an appeal before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a major public corruption scandal.
Ms. Haus has served clients in white collar and securities matters at multiple major international law firms. In addition to her work in white collar and securities litigation, Ms. Haus also previously served as a law firm General Counsel, advising attorneys on legal and ethical issues; serving on the AI Committee; and drafting, implementing and overseeing policies and procedures on AI, the GDPR, CPPA, CPRA and HIPAA.
Ms. Haus is staunchly committed to pro bono legal work in a variety of arenas. She has performed significant pro bono work in a variety of areas, including internet safety, immigration, civil rights, constitutional law, diplomatic immunity, and international human trafficking, among others. She was a key member of a team that provided legal advice regarding amendments to a country’s peace agreement. She also served on a team that drafted legislation to address sextortion as part of a national effort to craft state laws to address what the FBI has identified as “by far the most significant growing threat to children” on the Internet.