Jeffrey Taylor, most recently United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, has joined Ernst & Young as the Americas Leader of the Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services area within the Americas Assurance practice. In his new role, he will be responsible for strategic growth and management of the FIDS practice, which helps companies deal with the complex issues related to fraud, regulatory compliance, and business disputes.

During his 14-year career with the Department of Justice Taylor has held a number of high-level legal positions in Washington, D.C. Prior to his role as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Taylor served as a senior advisor to Attorneys General John D. Ashcroft and Alberto R. Gonzales. While in that position he advised the Attorneys General on matters concerning national security, counter-terrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal enforcement.

Taylor also oversaw operations conducted by numerous department agencies, including the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review, the department’s Criminal Division, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, while providing guidance to the Attorneys General on international anti-corruption initiatives and the department’s Corporate Fraud Task Force. In addition to these efforts, he helped design and establish the department’s new National Security Division and provided counsel to the Attorneys General regarding items of interest to the President’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

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