Bio

Jorge Deneve is an accomplished and knowledgeable lawyer specializing in white collar criminal defense, corporate investigations, securities enforcement, and securities litigation. Jorge’s extensive legal career is diverse and widespread. He began as an associate at O'Melveny, focusing on complex criminal and civil litigation, including defending accountants and a “Big Four" accounting firm. Jorge then joined the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission's Los Angeles Regional Office, where he served as a staff attorney for almost four years. During Jorge's tenure with the SEC, he investigated numerous cases with many resulting in enforcement actions involving allegations of financial fraud, disclosure fraud, market timing, offering fraud, and misconduct by independent accountants. In addition, Jorge worked closely with federal prosecutors and regulators from other agencies. Jorge rejoined O'Melveny in 2007, where he practiced for four years before accepting a position as General Counsel for a client. In this role, he advised management on legal matters and supervised outside counsel. Jorge later rejoined O'Melveny again in late 2012. Jorge was honored by Latin Lawyer magazine as a leading anti-corruption lawyer and credited with combining his experience at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission with his Spanish language skills in investigations in Latin America.