Holtzman Vogel Expands Government Investigations and White-Collar Expertise with Addition of Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Assistant U.S Attorney Kellen Dwyer
Holtzman Vogel, a nationally recognized law firm specializing in political law, regulatory law and litigation, announced today that Kellen Dwyer has joined the firm as partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Dwyer will strengthen Holtzman Vogel’s Government Investigations and Litigation teams.
“Our firm has experienced significant growth, and we continue to add the nation’s top talent to our practice groups,” said Jill Holtzman Vogel, firm founder and Managing Partner. “Kellen's impressive background in the public and private sector makes him a huge asset to our clients.”
Dwyer was a top official in the Justice Department during the first Trump Administration. As Deputy Assistant Attorney General for DOJ’s National Security Division (NSD), he oversaw NSD’s Appellate Section, which advised on sensitive prosecutions and handled appeals raising novel issues of national security law. Dwyer was previously an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, where he prosecuted a number of high-profile cases, including the indictment and extradition of Julian Assange.
Since leaving the Justice Department in 2021, Dwyer has won a string of victories for clients facing government investigations. He obtained a presidential pardon for a police officer convicted of murder and obstruction, helped a commercial pilot obtain dismissal of a federal indictment for allegedly threatening a co-pilot, and convinced DOJ to agree to a misdemeanor plea in a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act case against a tech founder.
“I’m thrilled to join the team of extraordinary lawyers at Holtzman Vogel,” stated Dwyer. “Holtzman has a strong reputation in Washington, D.C. and beyond for taking on the most important and sensitive government-facing cases. I look forward to building on that tradition.”
Dwyer earned his J.D. from Yale University where he was a Notes Editor on the Yale Law Journal. He served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain on the Ninth Circuit and Judge Kenneth M. Karas in the Southern District of New York. He is admitted to practice in New York, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
