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Samuel C. Blackington

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Associate | He/Him/His
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Overview

Sam Blackington is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s New York office. He is a member of the White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Group.

Before joining Crowell, Sam clerked for the Honorable Nancy D. Freudenthal in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. During this term, he also assisted the Honorable Kelly H. Rankin and the Honorable Alan B. Johnson.

Sam received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served on the editorial boards of the Virginia Journal of International Law and the Journal of Law & Politics. At the same time, he received his M.A. in History from the University of Virginia, authoring a thesis on the legal history of media regulation and enforcement. He also served as a judicial intern to the Honorable R. David Proctor in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Career & Education

    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
      Judicial Intern, Honorable R. David Proctor, 2021
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
      Law Clerk, Honorable Nancy D. Freudenthal,  2023–2024
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
      Judicial Intern, Honorable R. David Proctor, 2021
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
      Law Clerk, Honorable Nancy D. Freudenthal,  2023–2024

    • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2023
    • University of Virginia, M.A., History, 2023
    • The University of Alabama, B.A., Political Science, History, Minor in International Studies, 2019
    • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2023
    • University of Virginia, M.A., History, 2023
    • The University of Alabama, B.A., Political Science, History, Minor in International Studies, 2019

    • New York
    • Massachusetts
    • New York
    • Massachusetts

    • German
    • Japanese
    • German
    • Japanese

Samuel's Insights

Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.13.25

DOJ Reprioritizes Corporate Enforcement with Key Policy Revisions

In a May 12, 2025 speech that signaled both a recalibration of and recommitment to prosecuting white-collar crime, Matthew R. Galeotti, the newly appointed Head of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, said that the Division is “turning a new page” and embracing an enforcement approach that aims to elevate efficiency, predictability, and fairness. The changes he outlined aim to incentivize self-reporting, narrow corporate monitorships, and refocus whistleblowers....

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Practices

Samuel's Insights

Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.13.25

DOJ Reprioritizes Corporate Enforcement with Key Policy Revisions

In a May 12, 2025 speech that signaled both a recalibration of and recommitment to prosecuting white-collar crime, Matthew R. Galeotti, the newly appointed Head of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, said that the Division is “turning a new page” and embracing an enforcement approach that aims to elevate efficiency, predictability, and fairness. The changes he outlined aim to incentivize self-reporting, narrow corporate monitorships, and refocus whistleblowers....

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