Boies Schiller Flexner Snags Former Head of the SEC’s Los Angeles Trial Unit

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today that Douglas M. Miller has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a partner in its securities litigation and global investigations and white collar defense practices.

A veteran trial lawyer with experience at both the Securities and Exchange Commission and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, Doug brings deep experience handling regulatory investigations, federal civil litigation, and white-collar criminal prosecutions. He most recently served as supervisory trial counsel in the SEC's Los Angeles Regional Office, overseeing all securities litigation for that office - covering Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, and Guam - where he supervised a team of trial attorneys and managed a litigation docket involving claims of insider trading, market manipulation, fraudulent offerings, unregistered offerings, unregistered broker-dealers, false financial reporting, and investment adviser fraud.

"Doug brings first-chair trial experience on challenging cases against sophisticated adversaries involving securities and white collar issues," said Chairman Matthew L. Schwartz. "He is an excellent addition whose trial skills and track record in complex enforcement matters will immediately benefit our clients."

Doug first joined the SEC in 2016, bringing more than a decade of prior experience as a federal prosecutor who had several trials under his belt in the L.A. Office's Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section. Shortly after his arrival at the SEC, Doug showcased his skills in SEC v. Bradley Davis, where he won an insider-trading case at trial. Since then, Doug has supervised a string of trial victories for the SEC's Los Angeles office.
"After a rewarding career in government, the time was right to finally make the move to private practice," Douglas said. "BSF is the quintessential trial firm. They have a prestigious track record of taking and winning incredibly difficult cases at trial, all of which makes the firm a great fit for me and the ideal platform for the next chapter of my career."

Doug also successfully litigated a commercial bribery case in which the defendant was alleged to have paid $2 million in bribes to trigger a $98 million earnout provision. He was lead counsel in United States v. Calderon, a public corruption case in which former California State Senator Ronald Calderon pled guilty to accepting bribes from a local businessman; and he was co-lead counsel in United States v. Troy Ellerman, a high-profile obstruction of justice case against a prominent defense attorney who pled guilty to leaking the grand jury testimony of Barry Bonds in the BALCO investigation.

"We're excited to welcome Douglas to the firm," said securities and shareholder disputes practice co-leader John Zach. "Like other practices at BSF, our securities litigation team emphasizes our strength in the courtroom, including potentially at trial, to deliver the best possible outcomes to clients. Douglas brings incredibly deep trial experience from his time at both the DOJ and SEC that will be very beneficial."

Douglas's public service career began in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps, where he last served as chief of military justice at Los Angeles Air Force Base. He has earned numerous recognitions throughout his government service, including the SEC's Enforcement Division Director's Award, the Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service and the John Marshall Award - the DOJ's highest honor for attorneys. Douglas also volunteers his time on the board of the Los Angeles Federal Bar Association and as co-chair of its Programming Committee.