Patrick Mincey is a trial lawyer, trusted advisor in public relations crises, and counselor to any situation.
He represents domestic and foreign clients in litigation throughout the United States and investigations worldwide.
Patrick is a founding member of Mincey Bell, an affiliate boutique group of Cranfill Sumner LLP.
Patrick founded and manages Cranfill Sumner’s White Collar, Government Investigations & Special Matters practice group and the Administrative, Regulatory & Government Law Group .
Global Investigations & Government Prosecutions
Mr. Mincey represents prominent corporations and professionals in their most challenging criminal, civil and regulatory cases- including at jury and bench trials, and on appeal- before federal and state courts throughout the United States and investigative forums around the world. He regularly advises executives and their boards on corporate governance during high-profile crises.
He has represented clients in prosecutions and investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Reserve System, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the SEC, OFAC, EPA, FDA, IRS, USPS, CFTC, FinCEN, Departments of State, Homeland Security, Defense, Treasury, Commerce, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the National Security Council, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, numerous Offices of Inspectors General, United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office, U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, U.S. bank and financial regulators, and their international counterparts on six different continents.
Mr. Mincey has extensive experience in numerous cases where criminal and civil exposure reaches billions of dollars, and he is routinely involved in prosecutions where individuals face decades of imprisonment. His clients include a diverse group of professionals and c-suite executives, international conglomerates, private and Fortune 100 companies, securities and real estate brokerages, accounting, investment advisors and law firms, national politicians and political campaigns. His clients operate in disparate industries, ranging from international finance and tech to defense, energy, media, agriculture, real estate development, health care, insurance and education.
Mr. Mincey also has experience representing elected officials and those serving in high-level government positions. In addition to litigation involving cross-border matters, Mr. Mincey has defended clients in criminal maritime investigations and prosecutions of international shipping vessel owners and their officers.
Qui Tam Relators & Whistleblowers
Mr. Mincey represents select qui tam relators and other whistleblowers under the False Claims Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Whistleblower, FinCEN / Anti-Money Laundering Act, and related federal programs. While many whistleblower matters remain confidential or under seal, his high-profile whistleblower matters include separate multi-billion dollar matters involving two candidates for President of the United States:
•SEC Office of the Whistleblower. In parallel investigations by U.S. Attorney’s Office for Southern District of New York, the Securities and Exchange Commission and United States Senate already leading to $31,000,000 in settlements and with investigations ongoing, representation of whistleblower Will Wilkerson concerning former President Donald Trump’s social media company which owns and operates Truth Social. The case- which concerns alleged securities violations and suspicious loans into Trump’s company with ties to the Kremlin and a Vladimir Putin ally- has received extensive international media coverage including multiple front-page stories in international media including here and here .
•SEC Office of the Whistleblower . In parallel investigations by U.S. Federal Reserve, DOJ and SEC-as well as numerous foreign government counterparts in Europe and South America- representation of whistleblower Mark Coffey, former registered investment advisory chief compliance officer who exposed alleged $ 2 billion international conspiracy involving Venezuela’s Oil Minister and United Nations Ambassador to launder stolen money from Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) through major U.S. financial institutions. See additional Wall Street Journal coverage here and here and Miami Herald coverage here . Media coverage of U.S. Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr’s role advising a firm tied to the scandal is available here .
Complex Business Litigation & Regulatory Enforcement
Mr. Mincey advises professionals, boards and companies in disputes concerning international finance and securities fraud, the False Claims Act, Anti-Money Laundering Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Sherman Act, Stark Law / Anti-Kickback and health care compliance, antitrust, environmental regulation, Treasury Department sanctions, cryptocurrency and digital assets, class actions, financial and sexual employment misconduct, RICO, qui tam relators and government whistleblowers, cyber security and data breaches, unfair and deceptive business practices, trade secrets and economic espionage.
The Media & Crisis Management
Mr. Mincey understands that practical realities mean businesses operate in an environment where public judgment will be rendered long before a court room verdict. In crisis, existential business decisions vital to survival must be reached based on imperfect information. He and his colleagues are the confident, calm hand at the helm because they have spent their careers guiding individuals, organizations, and public officials through public relations crises.
Because his cases typically involve bet-the-company litigation, high-profile individuals, extremely significant financial exposure and/or the prospect of lengthy prison sentences, they have been reported on in numerous languages by major news outlets in the U.S., Europe, South America, Asia and Australia.
Mr. Mincey is proud many of his most difficult cases have remained confidential by keeping them out of public reporting. Because that is not always possible, he maintains close personal relationships with international media personnel and routinely helps manage communications strategies to reassure clients’ standing in the business community.
Grand Jury Subpoenas, Civil Investigative Demands & Internal Investigations
Mr. Mincey regularly advises clients navigating federal grand jury subpoenas, civil investigative demands and regulatory investigations. He has extensive experience guiding large legal teams comprised of dozens of attorneys on internal investigations involving fraud or other employment-related misconduct, including under the False Claims Act and other government whistleblower programs.
Outside the Courtroom & Boardroom
Mr. Mincey studied at the London School of Economics and New York University’s Paris Campus. He is fluent in French and a fourth-generation trial lawyer trained at Mercer University.
His wife, Lydia, is a classically trained artist reared in Tanzania and Jackson Hole, Wyoming who worked in France and the Czech Republic before returning to the United States. An avid conservationist and hunter, Mr. Mincey and his family enjoy sailing in Down East Maine during the summer and, in cooler months, wing shooting at their Georgia family farm where they raise Santa Gertrudis cattle. They reside on the North Carolina coast where he likes to paddleboard and fly fish the inland skinny waters.
Leadership, Honors & Awards
In 2022, Mr. Mincey accepted an invitation to join IR Global, a Chambers and Partners Band-1 ranked professional network comprised of legal, financial, and accounting professionals from around the world. With its global reach, Mr. Mincey and his White Collar team bring expansive relationships and expertise across all time zones to enhance client service no matter where a crisis may arise.
Mr. Mincey has received numerous accolades and awards from his peers and top legal publications, including:
•American Bar Foundation, Fellow since 2019
•Benchmark Litigation, White Collar Crime - 2019, 2020, 2023
•Business North Carolina, Legal Elite in Criminal Law - 2018-2023
•Business North Carolina, Legal Elite in Litigation - 2021
•Martindale Hubbell-AV Preeminent Rating since 2016
•North Carolina Super Lawyers, White Collar Criminal Defense - 2018-2021,2023
Accomplishments
•Benchmark Litigation, Future Star (2023)
•Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the field of Criminal Defense - White Collar (2024 - 2026)
•Benchmark Litigation, 40 & Under Hot List for White Collar Crime (2019, 2020)
•Selected for inclusion in Business North Carolina Legal Elite - Criminal Law (2018 - 2025)
•Selected for inclusion in Business North Carolina Legal Elite - Litigation (2021)
•Selected for inclusion in North Carolina Super Lawyers in the field of Criminal Defense, White Collar (2023-2025)
•Selected for inclusion in North Carolina Rising Stars in the field of Criminal Defense, White Collar (2018 - 2021)
•Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Rating since 2016
Media Profiles
•Attorney Patrick Mincey Featured in Attorney At Law Magazine
•Attorney Patrick Mincey Featured in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
•Attorney Patrick Mincey Featured in Mercer University's The Den
•Attorney Patrick Mincey Featured in Greater Wilmington Business Journal
•Attorney Patrick Mincey Profiled by Davidson College Publication
PRACTICE AREAS
Anti-Money Laundering
Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) Whistleblower Program
Antiterrorism
Antitrust
Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS)
Bank Secrecy Act
Campaign Finance
Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs)
Class Actions
Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Regulation
Congressional & State Legislature Investigations
Corporate Internal Investigations
Cross-Border Investigations & Prosecutions
Cryptocurrency Regulation
Customs and Border Protection Investigations
Directors & Officers Liability
Dodd Frank Act
Economic Espionage
Economic Sanctions
Election Fraud
Employment Misconduct
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regulation & Enforcement
False Claims Act (FCA)
Federal Election Commission (FEC) Investigations
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Investigations
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
FINRA
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) & Life Sciences Regulation
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
Grand Jury Subpoenas
Health Care Fraud
Homeland Security Investigations
Insider Trading
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Investigations & Tax Enforcement
Kleptocratic Enforcement / Task Force KleptoCapture
Law Firm Defense
Mail Fraud
Maritime Environmental Enforcement
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)
#MeToo Misconduct
Money Laundering
Multidistrict Litigation
Obstruction of Justice
Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC)
Patriot Act
Port State Control Inspections
Public Corruption
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
Qui Tam Relators & Whistleblowers
Racketeering and Organized Crime Conspiracies (RICO)
Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX)
Sexual Misconduct
Sherman Act
Stark Law / Anti-Kickback (AKS)
State Attorneys General Investigations
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Regulation & Securities Enforcement
SEC Office of the Whistleblower
Tax Enforcement
United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office
United States Housing and Urban Development Department
United States Postal Service Investigations (USPS)
United States Treasury Department Enforcement
Unregistered Securities Fraud
Wire Fraud
Most Recent Posts
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33 CSH Law Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2026
Thirty-three attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (CSH Law) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2026....
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Mincey Bell Attorneys Ask Florida Court to Sanction Trump Media for Lawfare Campaign Against Whistleblower Client Who Exposed Millions in Suspicious Loans Tied to Vladimir Putin
WASHINGTON, D.C.- May 14, 2025-Attorneys for Truth Social Whistleblower Will Wilkerson have asked a Florida court to sanction Trump Media...
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21 Cranfill Sumner LLP Attorneys Named to 2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Cranfill Sumner LLP announced that 21 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers and 2025 North Carolina Rising Stars lists....
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Cranfill Sumner LLP Attorneys Listed Among 2025 Legal Elite
Eleven Cranfill Sumner LLP attorneys were recognized by Business North Carolina magazine as part of the magazine’s Legal Elite program....
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Breaking Precedent: Florida Court Declares False Claims Act Qui Tam Provisions Unconstitutional
On September 30, 2024, Judge Kathryn Mizelle of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a...
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Cranfill Sumner LLP Attorneys Discuss Whistleblowing Opportunities
Patrick Mincey, Stephen Bell, and Christina Zaroulis Milnor served as presenters at the Houston Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) virtual pre-conference event....
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Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Featured in Lefebvre Dalloz
Patrick Mincey and Stephen Bell, attorneys with Cranfill Sumner LLP, co-authored an article in the Sept. 23 edition of the French publication Lefebvre Dalloz....
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Mincey Bell Attorneys Present on U.S. Whistleblower Bounty Programs at IR Global Annual Conference
On September 23, 2024, Patrick Mincey, Stephen Bell, and Christina Milnor, of Mincey Bell Milnor, presented at IR Global’s 2024 Annual Conference held in Paris from Sept. 21 to Sept. 24, 2024. They spoke about SEC, FinCEN, and DOJ whistleblower awards programs, and engaged with event participants about the experience of whistleblowers in the United States and opportunities for foreigners to participate in U.S. programs....
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32 CSH Law Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2025
Thirty-two attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (CSH Law) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2025....
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DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program Is Open for Business
On August 1, 2024, the United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division announced the details of its much-anticipated Corporate...
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CSH Law Attorneys Co-Write Whistleblower Act Article for American Chamber in Netherlands
Patrick Mincey and Stephen Bell co-authored an article for the People Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands....
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Cranfill Sumner Launches Mincey Bell Milnor in Washington, D.C. with Partners Patrick Mincey, Stephen Bell and Christina Zaroulis Milnor, Former Assistant Secretary of the SEC
WASHINGTON - May 1, 2024 - North Carolina-based law firm, Cranfill Sumner LLP, announced today it has brought on former...
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Top Administration Officials Warn of Risks of Cyberattacks on U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems
On March 18, 2024, Michael S. Regan, Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan issued a...
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The Department of Justice Unveils Groundbreaking Pilot Program: Incentivizing Whistleblowers with Immunity
On April 15, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released an internal memo introducing a Pilot Program on Voluntary Disclosures...
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Mincey & Bell to Present to Swedish and Danish Lawyers About International Money Laundering Investigations
Patrick Mincey and Stephen Bell will present on the Anti-Money Laundering Improvement Act and the U.S. Department of Justice’s recently announced criminal whistleblower program to an audience of Swedish and Danish lawyers at the JUC Institute on April 12....
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CSH Law Attorneys to Present to Turks & Caicos Commission
Patrick Mincey and Stephen Bell will present on the Anti-Money Laundering Improvement Act and the U.S. Department of Justice’s recently announced criminal whistleblower program to the Turks & Caicos Integrity Commission in Providenciales on April 19....
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Patrick Mincey Presents to Italy’s Highest Court
On March 15, Patrick Mincey presented at Italy’s Highest Court in Rome on the U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act and recent announcements from the Department of Justice about its own new whistleblower program....
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U.S. Whistleblower Program Expands to Allow the Payment of Awards to Non-U.S. Citizens, Auditors, and Compliance Professionals Who Report Financial Crimes or Money Laundering
Article co-written by Stephen Bell, Patrick Mincey, and Silvia Palomba of Ard nter Law Introduction In December 2022, the U.S. Congress...
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13 Cranfill Sumner LLP Attorneys Named to 2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Cranfill Sumner LLP announced that 13 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers and 2024 North Carolina Rising Stars lists....
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Cranfill Sumner LLP Attorneys Listed Among 2024 Legal Elite
Twelve Cranfill Sumner LLP attorneys were recognized by Business North Carolina magazine as part of the magazine’s Legal Elite program. ...
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Patrick Mincey Profiled by Davidson College Publication
Davidson College has featured alumnus Patrick Mincey in its latest publication. ...
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Our Top 10 Resources of 2023
Throughout the year, Cranfill Sumner LLP’s attorneys work diligently to bring the most up-to-date information on North Carolina legal updates...
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Wall Street Journal Publishes Follow Up to Article Featuring Whistleblower Client
The Wall Street Journal article, “Fed Probes Morgan Stanley’s International Wealth-Management Practices,” continues the discussion from a 2021 article from the same publication that focused on a client of Cranfill Sumner LLP attorneys Patrick M. Mincey and Stephen Bell, along with co-counsel Phil Brewster of Illinois....
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Patrick Mincey and Stephen Bell Featured in IR Global “All Change” Publication
Patrick Mincey and Stephen Bell were recently featured as authors in the IR Global publication “All Change - A shifting geopolitical & economic climate.” The publication was created in collaboration with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and featured contributions from 43 IR Global members about topic updates specific to their jurisdictions....
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Cranfill Sumner LLP Hosts Legal Summit
Cranfill Sumner LLP hosted a day-long, virtual 2023 Legal Summit on Oct. 11....
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Patrick Mincey Named Benchmark Litigation Future Star
Patrick Mincey has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a Future Star. The list was published in the 17th edition of Benchmark Litigation 2024 which was released on Oct. 5....
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Patrick Mincey & Stephen Bell to Present Lecture in Amsterdam on International Anti-Money Laundering and Kleptocracy Enforcement
Attorneys Patrick Mincey and Stephen Bell will speak in Amsterdam next month before an international audience of lawyers, accountants and...
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32 CSH Law Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2024
Thirty-two attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (CSH Law) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2024....
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Robert El-Jaouhari and Elizabeth Stephens Named Vice Chairs of Cranfill Sumner LLP Administrative, Regulatory, and Government Law Practice Group
Cranfill Sumner LLP today announced that Robert El-Jaouhari and Elizabeth Stephens have been named as Vice Chairs of the firm’s Administrative, Regulatory & Government Law Practice Group....
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Cranfill Sumner LLP Launches Administrative, Regulatory and Government Law Practice Group
Cranfill Sumner LLP today announced that it has launched an Administrative, Regulatory & Government Law Group....
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Whistleblower Client Profiled Internationally in Washington Post Sunday Front Page, New York Post and Daily Mail in United Kingdom
Patrick Mincey, Stephen Bell and Phil Brewster represent Truth Social whistleblower Will Wilkerson (center) (Photograph used with permission from...
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The Guardian Reports on Patrick Mincey & Stephen Bell Whistleblower Representation in Federal Criminal Money Laundering Investigation of Suspicious Loan to President Trump’s Tech Company by Alleged Putin-Tied Ally
“Towards the end of last year, federal prosecutors started examining two loans totaling $8m wired to Trump Media,” President Trump’s tech company which owns and operates Truth Social, “from two obscure entities that both appear to be controlled in part by the relation of an ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin,” The Guardian reports in a March 15 article. “Federal prosecutors’ interest in the two payments appear to have started when [client Will] Wilkerson, through his attorneys Patrick Mincey, Stephen Bell, and Phil Brewster, alerted the US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York to the payments.”...
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DOJ Announces Sweeping Voluntary Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy
In late February, the United States Attorneys for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York announced a new “Voluntary...
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NC Lawyers Weekly Features Patrick Mincey and Stephen Bell
Patrick Mincey and Stephen Bell are featured in the Jan. 18 edition of NC Lawyers Weekly. “Blowing the whistle” discusses their practice representing whistleblowers, including their who exposed alleged securities violations involving Trump Media & Technology Group Corporation and a $2 billion Venezuelan kleptocracy fraud in U.S. financial institutions....
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13 Cranfill Sumner LLP Attorneys Named to 2023 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Cranfill Sumner LLP announced that 13 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 North Carolina Super Lawyers and 2023 North Carolina Rising Stars lists....
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Cranfill Sumner LLP Attorneys Listed Among 2023 Legal Elite
Twelve Cranfill Sumner LLP attorneys were recognized by Business North Carolina magazine as part of the magazine’s Legal Elite program. ...
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Congress Dramatically Expands Whistleblower Eligibility to Include Auditors & Compliance Professionals to Combat Kleptocratic Money Laundering in Global Financial System, With New Sweeping Financial Incentives
On December 23, 2022, Congress included the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act as part of the Omnibus Budget President Biden...
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Our Top 10 Resources of 2022
Throughout the year, Cranfill Sumner LLP’s attorneys work diligently to bring the most up-to-date information on North Carolina legal updates...
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Patrick Mincey Featured in Mercer University Alumni Publication
The Den, Mercer University’s alumni publication, featured Patrick Mincey in its latest issue. “Law alumnus takes on high-profile criminal finance cases across the world” profiles Patrick’s law career and his family’s legacy as Mercer alumni....
