Gerard P. Egan

Partner

EY Partner Gerard P. Egan has over thirty years of trial and appellate experience. Mr. Egan's diverse trial based practice includes an emphasis on representing corporations, organizations and individuals in internal and criminal investigations, complex commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, and fraud litigation.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Egan was a Special Agent for the Criminal Division of the Internal Revenue Service. Subsequently, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney for over a decade. Mr. Egan was an Economic Crime Enforcement Specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Later he served in the Fraud Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia and as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Former Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey appointed Mr. Egan as a member of the Judicial Conduct Board.

Throughout his esteemed career, Mr. Egan has gained a reputation for successfully representing high profile clients in both criminal and civil cases. He is regularly called upon by Fortune 500 companies, law firms, governmental entities, labor organizations, elected officials, private citizens, political figures, and celebrities for legal counsel and representation.

Some of Mr. Egan's recent successes include: the defense of one of the nation's largest health insurers against a reimbursement claim by the United States government seeking in excess of $100 million dollars; spearheading a multi-state fraud investigation on behalf of a Fortune 500 company which led to the recovery of over tens of millions of million dollars; successful representation of an international chemical conglomerate in a U.S. Department of Justice anti-trust investigation; and successful defense of an Austrian mining company in a major products liability case brought in Federal Court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Mr. Egan has been profiled for his outstanding trial skills in publications such as Philadelphia Magazine which has consistently ranked him as one of the area's most esteemed lawyers. Martindale-Hubbell, the preeminent attorney rating guide, has bestowed Mr. Egan with its highest AV Rating both in terms of his legal and ethical skills.

Mr. Egan received his B.A. from Villanova University in 1971 and his J.D. in 1974 from the same school.