Biography

Although he projected both charm and talent as the young Patrick Dennis in the Broadway stage and film versions of "Auntie Mame (1958)" and appeared in a popular episode of The Twilight Zone (1959), "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street (1960)," Jan Handzlik ultimately dropped out of acting completely to become a successful trial lawyer. Jan served as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles prosecuting federal fraud cases and was a partner in several nationally recognized law firms, including Kirkland & Ellis and Venable. He now runs his own law firm in Los Angeles, specializing in white collar crime investigations and defense, international law and complex civil litigation. In October 2000, Jan was chosen to chair the American Bar Association's National White-Collar Crime Committee. From 2014 to 2016, he served as chair of the International Bar Association's Business Crime Committee. In 2012, Jan was ranked as one of California's "Top 100 Attorneys" by the California legal periodical, The Daily Journal. He won the 2012 California Lawyer Magazine Attorney of the Year ("CLAY") Award in Criminal Law, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers White Collar Defender Award. For 35 years, Jan has been recognized in all volumes of the Best Lawyers in America (Woodward-White). He is also recognized in U.S. News and World Report's Best Law Firms in America; The International Who's Who of Business Crime Lawyers (Practicing Law Institute); Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers; Guide to the World's Leading Litigation Lawyers (Euromoney PLC); Guide to the World's Leading White Collar Crime Advisors (Mondaq); Who's Who Legal: Investigations (Law Business Research Ltd.); The American Lawyer Magazine; and Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters). Jan lives in Los Angeles.
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