The Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) promotes the common business and professional interests of attorneys and other professionals who specialize in white collar and other defense and compliance and ethics work. Their clients are corporations, other organizations and individuals facing government enforcement actions (criminal, civil, regulatory, and administrative), internal investigations, other defense and compliance and ethics matters. WWCDA promotes equal opportunity for all in the legal and consulting professions, including organizing business activities to facilitate networking and business development opportunities, and providing educational programming focused on the defense of government enforcement actions, conducting internal investigations, other defense matters, and counselling on compliance and ethics matters.

WWCDA has more than 4,500 members in 51 chapters around the world. Many of our members have previously served in government positions and in corporate roles. Notable members include former corporate General Counsels and Chief Compliance Officers, as well as former prosecutors and high ranking government officials.