// February 9, 2015//
Former U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Heaphy has joined Hunton & Williams as a partner in its Washington, D.C., and Richmond offices.
Heaphy, who had been U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia since 2009, will become head of the firm’s white-collar defense and internal investigations practice.
At the U.S. Attorney’s office, Heaphy also led cases related to national security, financial and health care fraud, public corruption, organized crime, environmental crime, money laundering, and civil rights, among others. He has tried 60 jury cases to verdict.
Before becoming U.S. attorney, Heaphy was a partner at McGuireWoods from 2006 to 2009 Before that, he had been an assistant U.S. attorney in Washington and Charlottesville for 12 years.
He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia Law School.
Founded in Richmond, Hunton & Williams has 800 lawyers in 19 offices worldwide.