Evan Mehran Norris, a former federal prosecutor, focuses his practice on advising U.S. and multinational companies, boards of directors and senior executives with respect to government and internal investigations, cybersecurity, regulatory enforcement and compliance, and related civil litigation.
A member of the Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement Practice and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice, Norris advises clients in a broad range of matters from cross‑border investigations to cyber incident response.
An experienced trial and appellate lawyer, Norris has represented clients in a variety of sensitive matters concerning bribery and corruption, trade sanctions, cybersecurity, fraud, money laundering, extortion and national security. He also regularly provides clients with disclosure and compliance advice, often related to matters with a technology focus. He has worked across many industries, such as banking, fintech, healthcare, energy, telecommunications, aircraft, automotive, consumer products, metals and mining, construction, spirits, pharmaceutical and commercial real estate. Norris has handled both domestic and cross‑border investigations, including in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | Investigations, Criminal Defense, Data Security |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2025 | Investigations, Criminal Defense, Data Security |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | 2025 | International Investigations & Disputes |
| The Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management | 2025 | Investigations, Cyber, Enforcement |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers | 2025 | Investigations, inc. Cyber & Privacy |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2024 | Investigations, Criminal Defense, Data Security |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | 2024 | International Investigations & Disputes |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers | 2024 | Investigations, inc. Cyber & Privacy |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2022 | Investigations, Criminal Defense, Data Security |
Norris has represented clients before a number of enforcement agencies, including the Criminal, National Security and Tax Divisions of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), numerous United States Attorneys’ Offices, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, the New York State Department of Financial Services and numerous state attorneys general.
Prior to joining Cravath, Norris served for 10 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. He was the lead prosecutor of the groundbreaking FIFA case, spearheading a global investigation of corruption in international soccer in one of the most far‑reaching cross‑border corruption cases ever brought by the DOJ. Norris held a number of leadership positions during his tenure at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including Chief of the National Security & Cybercrime Section, Deputy Chief of the Organized Crime & Racketeering Section and the first Director of the FIFA Task Force. He also trained other DOJ prosecutors on the conduct of international money laundering and asset forfeiture investigations, including the use of MLATs to freeze and seize assets located overseas.