23 Jul 2026
Barnes & Thornburg Strengthens White Collar Practice With Three Former Federal Prosecutors
"Barnes & Thornburg adds partners Jeff Ansley and Andrew Robbins in Dallas and David Last in Washington, D.C., to its White Collar, Compliance and Investigations practice."
Jeffrey J. Ansley joins Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in Dallas. He brings prolific experience defending individuals and companies in high‑stakes criminal cases, government investigations and regulatory enforcement actions. Ansley is a former federal prosecutor and served as a past leader of the Department of Justice’s Complex Fraud Task Force for the Northern District of Texas. He will practice within the firm’s WCCI group.
Andrew S. Robbins joins Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in Dallas. He has more than 16 years of experience representing clients in complex commercial litigation, white collar defense and government investigations. Robbins previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney and healthcare fraud coordinator for the Northern District of Texas, Civil Division, where he handled complex False Claims Act investigations, qui tam actions, parallel civil and criminal proceedings and healthcare fraud enforcement matters. He will practice within the firm’s WCCI group.
David A. Last joins Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. He brings nearly 20 years of experience as a federal prosecutor at the Department of Justice, including service as chief of the DOJ’s FCPA Unit, where he oversaw FCPA investigations, prosecutions, corporate resolutions, trials and compliance monitorships. A seasoned trial lawyer, Last has personally tried more than 40 cases to verdict and previously served for over a decade as an assistant U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., prosecuting financial fraud, public corruption, money laundering and bank fraud. He will practice within the firm’s WCCI group.