23 Jul 2026
Dina McLeod Joins Bracewell as White-Collar and Cybercrime Defense Partner in New York
"Dina McLeod joins Bracewell LLP in New York as partner in government enforcement and investigations, focusing on white-collar crime, cybercrime, AI-related fraud and digital assets."
McLeod comes to Bracewell from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where she most recently served as Chief of the Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit. She enters Bracewell at partner level with more than a decade of experience prosecuting high-profile white-collar crime, AI- and cyber-related fraud, and digital assets matters, and with supervisory experience leading a unit of senior prosecutors handling complex federal investigations.
As Chief of the Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit, McLeod oversaw investigations and prosecutions spanning bank fraud, investment and securities fraud, trade secrets theft, money laundering, tax fraud, cryptocurrency fraud, AI-involved fraud, healthcare fraud, bankruptcy fraud, FCPA offenses, and national security and criminal cyber matters. She coordinated parallel investigations with the SEC, CFTC, FTC and multiple DOJ components, founded and co-chaired SDNY’s Artificial Intelligence Working Group, and served as the Office’s primary subject matter expert on cyber matters.