Anna T. Pletcher
Partner
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Anna Pletcher is an experienced litigator and former federal prosecutor who represents clients on a broad range of civil and criminal antitrust issues, as well as sensitive white collar and corporate investigations.
Prior to joining O’Melveny, Anna served for more than 10 years as a Trial Attorney for the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division, where she investigated and prosecuted a variety of complex criminal and civil cases and served as Assistant Chief of the Antitrust Division’s San Francisco Office. Her experience on criminal matters includes prosecuting price fixing, bid rigging, market manipulation, fraud, and money laundering. Anna also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Major Crimes unit in San Francisco. On the civil side, Anna’s experience includes investigating proposed mergers and prosecuting a major technology company for entering into a no-poach agreement.
During her decade-long tenure as a prosecutor, Anna worked closely with various components of the federal and state criminal justice systems, including the FBI, United States Probation, and the California Attorney General’s office. Recognized for her exemplary work, Anna received the Assistant Attorney General’s Award in 2014, 2011, and 2007.
Between 2014 and 2016, Anna served as an Adjunct Professor at her alma mater, Berkeley Law, developing and teaching an advanced seminar for students interested in the practice of white-collar criminal law.
Anna serves as the Deputy Regional Director of Programs for the Hispanic National Bar Association’s Bay Area Chapter. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Bay Area Legal Aid, the largest legal aid provider serving seven Bay Area Counties, providing low-income clients with free civil legal assistance related to a variety of critical issues, including consumer protection, housing, health care, immigration, and domestic violence and sexual assault prevention. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Youth Leadership Institute, a non-profit dedicated to promoting policy changes that make local communities more equitable and just for youth, especially young people of color.
Corporate & Government Experience
- Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force
- Assistant Chief, San Francisco Office, US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
- Special Assistant US Attorney, Northern District of California
Honors & Awards
- Recommended by The Legal 500 US (2020)
- Minority Bar Coalition Unity Award (2020)
- Assistant Attorney General’s Award (2007, 2011, 2014)
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
Education
- University of California at Berkeley, J.D.: California Law Review, Order of the Coif
- Yale College, B.A
Professional Activities
Clerkships
- Honorable Douglas P. Woodlock, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts
Adjunct Professor
- University of California, Berkeley Law School (2014-2016)
- University of California, Hastings College of Law (2012-2013)
Leadership
- Deputy Regional Director of Programs, Hispanic National Bar Association (2020)
- Board Member, Bay Area Legal Aid (2020)
- Board Member, Youth Leadership Institute (2020)
- President, Association of Latino Marino Attorneys (2019-2020)
- Board Member, Marin County Bar Association (2016-2019)
- Steering Committee Member, Marin Coalition to End Human Trafficking (2015-2018)
- Treasurer, Federal Bar Association, Criminal Section (2015-2017)
- Chair, Marin Women’s Commission (2014-2016)
- Bay Area Chapter Board Member, American Constitution Society (2009-2014)
Speaking Engagements
- “The Defense Perspective on Hot Issues & Trends in White Collar, Securities, and Antitrust Enforcement,” Conference Sponsored by the Federal Bar Association, the ABA, and the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (February 2020)
- “What Does a Price Fixer Look Like? Understanding the Profile of Criminal Antitrust Defendants,” ABA Antitrust Section Podcast (February 2020)
- “Antitrust and Diversity” 12th Annual San Francisco and Silicon Valley Legal Market Conference (December 2019)
- “Breaking Up Is So Hard to Do: Can the Antitrust Law Be Used to Bust Up “Big Tech” Companies?” Hispanic National Bar Association's Annual Convention (September 2019)
- Representing a performing rights society in its antitrust litigation with a consortium of radio station owners.
- Defending the CEO of a multi-billion dollar company in a criminal price-fixing investigation.
- Providing Covid-19 re-opening advice to several organizations including a global supplier of semiconductors and a computer hardware manufacturer.