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Blake Roberts

Partner
Partner and Head of Congressional Investigations
Washington, DC, United States
+1 202 383 0919

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Blake Roberts leads the firm’s Congressional Investigations practice and represents clients in congressional inquiries, government investigations, and other matters that blend law, policy, and reputational risk. He also advises clients on investigations and regulatory matters involving commerce and national security, such as export controls, trade, and industrial policy.

Blake recently served as Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Commerce Department and previously served as an Associate Counsel in the White House. 

Blake has guided clients through well over 100 congressional inquiries and hearings. He has prepared CEOs, executives, and senior government officials to testify before Congress. 

Blake also conducts internal reviews and represents clients facing government investigations, including by state attorneys general. He has represented leading technology companies, private equity firms, biopharmaceutical companies, financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, and universities, as well as executives and current or former public officials.  

At Commerce, Blake helped lead an office of more than 300 lawyers advising the Secretary and the Department’s components. He led the Department’s response to congressional investigations and other oversight, and he advised on export controls, trade, AI, industrial policy, and cutting-edge domestic and international issues.  

Before joining Commerce, Blake was a partner at another major firm in Washington, D.C., where he practiced for a decade, focusing on congressional investigations, crisis management, and government-facing investigations and litigation. Prior to that, Blake served for three years in the White House Counsel’s Office, where he advised on a wide range of high-profile oversight, litigation, compliance, and policy matters. 

Earlier in his career, Blake clerked for the Honorable Diana Gribbon Motz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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  • Represented a private equity firm in a joint investigation by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the House Energy and Commerce Committee concerning physician billing practices*.
  • Represented a major telecommunications company in response to a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol*.
  • Represented a bank in an investigation by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations related to online sex trafficking*.
  • Prepared a senior executive of a major biopharmaceutical company to testify twice before the House Energy and Commerce Committee concerning the company’s COVID-19 vaccine*.
  • Prepared a senior executive of a major airline to testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation concerning the airline’s operations*.
  • Prepared the CEO of a major trade association to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform regarding climate change and represented the association in a related congressional investigation*.
  • Prepared executives of a major manufacturer to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform regarding chemical manufacturing and represented the company in a related congressional investigation*.
  • Prepared the CEOs of a major utility company and its subsidiary to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee following a major accident, along with a state legislative hearing*.
  • Represented a technology company in an inquiry by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concerning alleged deceptive practices*.
  • Represented an energy company facing an investigation by the House Natural Resources Committee and a parallel Inspector General inquiry related to government ethics*.
  • Represented a medical technology company in an investigation by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce into the company’s technology*.
  • Represented a bank in an investigation by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations related to a trading loss*.
  • Represented a senior living provider in a House Oversight and Reform Committee investigation related to the COVID-19 pandemic*.
  • Represented an investment management company in an inquiry by the House Financial Services Committee regarding diversity practices*.
  • Represented a major accounting firm in a Senate inquiry related to sales tax*.
  • Defended the Senate-confirmed head of an agency in impeachment efforts advanced by the House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight and Accountability Committee*.
  • Represented a senior White House official in a transcribed interview by the House Select Committee on Benghazi*.
  • Represented a former senior official in connection with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s investigation of government interrogation practices*.
  • Represented a former senior official in a transcribed interview by the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee in its investigations of Hunter Biden and Operation Crossfire-Hurricane*.
  • Represented a senior White House official in the Trump Administration in investigations by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence concerning Russian involvement in the 2016 election*.
  • Represented a biopharmaceutical executive in a House Energy and Commerce Committee investigation of a drug approval process*.
  • Reviewed a major biopharmaceutical company’s pricing practices in anticipation of congressional oversight*.
  • Reviewed a private equity firm’s policies and procedures for managing reputational risk*.
  • Conducted an internal review for a major university following the death of a student-athlete*.
  • Conducted internal reviews for major universities of their policies, procedures, and practices for handling complaints or reports of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination*.
  • Conducted an internal review for a hedge fund of its policies, procedures, practices, and employee perspectives related to gender discrimination and sexual harassment*.
  • Conducted an internal review for an advertising firm of its policies, procedures, and practices related to discrimination based on gender and race*.
  • Defended leading universities in investigations by the Education Department under Title IX and the Clery Act related to sexual assault and sexual harassment*.
  • Advised public officials and potential appointees from both parties on issues related to ethics and vetting*.
  • District of Columbia
  • New York
  • J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, Notes Editor, Harvard Law Review
  • B.A., magna cum laude, Georgetown University
*  Representation handled before joining Eversheds Sutherland 

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Blake Roberts

Partner

Partner and Head of Congressional Investigations

+1 202 383 0919
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Blake Roberts

Partner

Partner and Head of Congressional Investigations

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