Ned Searby serves as chair of Porter Wright’s White Collar Criminal Defense practice area. With substantial experience as a trial attorney and appellate advocate, he has won a range of challenging and noteworthy cases. Searby brings to his practice over three decades of legal experience in both the public and private sectors. He also has conducted significant independent investigations for leading corporations, public entities and a research university.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | White Collar, Investigations; Appellate |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2025 | White Collar, Investigations; Appellate |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2024 | White Collar, Investigations; Appellate |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2022 | White Collar, Investigations; Appellate |
A former federal prosecutor, Searby has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. Searby also served as a special deputy independent counsel in Washington, D.C., and as a member of the Presidential Transition Team (Department of Justice Landing Team).
In addition to his work on criminal matters, he also has substantial experience in complex civil litigation, which often involves underlying criminal issues such as antitrust, securities fraud and RICO cases. He is one of a limited number of litigators in the country who has successfully tried an antitrust class action to a jury verdict.
Searby has taught criminal procedure at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law and at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law School. He also has spoken at the University of Michigan Law School, national bar conferences, training programs for prosecutors and agents, and National Institute of Trial Advocacy programs.