Henry Phillips is a skilled trial and appellate advocate whose practice focuses on white collar criminal defense and government investigations, complex civil and commercial litigation, and employment litigation. Henry has represented clients in some of the most notable white-collar criminal cases in the Pacific Northwest, including in multiple federal criminal trials relating to financial and environmental matters. Henry also regularly represents individuals and businesses in complex civil and commercial matters, achieving successful outcomes in consumer protection, employment, and business litigation.

Prior to joining Angeli & Calfo, Henry worked for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Calfo Eakes in Seattle. Before moving to Seattle, Henry worked for Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, DC.

Henry graduated in the top 5% of his class from Duke University School of Law, where he was a member of the Duke Law Journal and was selected to the Order of the Coif and the Order of Scribes. Henry has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Chicago.

Henry clerked after law school for the Honorable Majorie O. Rendell on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Gene E.K. Pratter on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Select Representations:

• Won a complete defense judgment at arbitration for a healthcare provider in a dispute with a former employee.

• Represented an executive in pursuing contract, wage, and discrimination claims against her former employer, resulting in a settlement following defeat of the former employer’s summary judgment motion.

• Won a complete dismissal for a healthcare worker wrongly accused of manslaughter by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office.

• Successfully litigated claims against the City of Seattle relating to the 2020 Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.

• Resolved through development of a negotiated compliance plan a civil complaint brought by a government agency against a technology company.

• Appointed on multiple occasions as a special prosecutor to represent the government in both criminal and civil matters.

• Represented an executive in a criminal appeal that resulted in the reversal of the executive’s federal fraud conviction.

• Defeated federal prosecutors’ efforts to obtain a more than $200 million restitution award in a criminal fraud case.

• Secured non-criminal resolutions for multiple clients facing prosecution for False Claims Act and other potential charges.

• Represented a multinational corporation under investigation by multiple government agencies for potential environmental violations.

• Won an appeal in the Washington Court of Appeals that resulted in favorable new precedent for victims of domestic violence by means of coercive control.

Note: This list includes engagements by Henry Phillips before he joined Angeli & Calfo.