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Damon Porter is an associate in Cadwalader’s Global Litigation Group, based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Damon assists clients in all phases of government enforcement matters, from pre-litigation investigations through litigation and appeals in state and federal courts.
Damon has extensive experience representing clients in federal enforcement investigations and litigation involving the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Prior to joining Cadwalader, Damon was an associate in the litigation & trial practice of another global law firm, where he focused on antitrust & competition matters in addition to white collar defense & investigations.
Damon has supported clients in investigations related to purported violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, federal securities laws, and federal antitrust laws, as well as advising clients on crafting and implementing corporate compliance programs. He also maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing immigration clients in asylum proceedings, and has made regular courtroom appearances representing a refugee couple engaged in years of civil litigation across multiple state and federal courts to remedy an international child abduction.
Damon received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, graduating magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, where he attended the evening program while working during the day. While an evening student at Georgetown, Damon served as a vetting Associate with the Office of Presidential Personnel in the administration of President Barack Obama. He later interned for then-Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the US District Court for the District of Columbia. In his final year at Georgetown, he drafted briefs in appeals to the D.C. and Eleventh Circuits as a student-attorney in the Appellate Litigation Clinic. He served on the Executive Board for the American Criminal Law Review as managing editor for the Annual Survey of White Collar Crime.
Damon received his undergraduate degree in economics and political science from the University of Chicago. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.
