Experienced. Accomplished. Effective.
A nationally recognized investigations and trial lawyer with a national and international practice. A former federal prosecutor with a deep and nuanced understanding of the law and the impact it has on his clients. A skilled negotiator who seeks the best outcome possible while protecting his clients’ rights and reputations. An accomplished and effective trial lawyer with more than 40 years’ experience as defense counsel who will not hesitate to go to court to advocate for his clients and advance their interests.
Jan Handzlik represents individuals and companies in criminal investigations and prosecutions, regulatory enforcement actions and complex civil litigation across the country and abroad. He also advises clients, both foreign and domestic, on law compliance and risk avoidance and conducts corporate internal investigations.
Best Lawyers, the respected peer–review journal for the legal profession worldwide, has recognized Jan in all 32 of its editions, through 2026. Jan Lawrence Handzlik, APC is again recognized in its companion publication, Best Law Firms in America, in its 2026 edition.
Prepared. Persuasive.
Primed for Trial.
An experienced and accomplished trial lawyer, Jan has tried well over 100 jury trials and numerous bench trials to verdict in the United States Federal and State courts. He is a recognized authority on financial crimes, federal criminal practice, transnational criminal investigations and civil and criminal securities fraud. Jan’s practice includes matters involving investment fraud, bank fraud and money laundering, tax fraud, cybercrime and currency trading, public corruption and commercial bribery.
Jan’s expertise extends to investigations and criminal prosecutions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) investigations. In addition, Jan has been involved in investigations under the United Kingdom’s Bribery Act 2010 and Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA). He has also advised corporate clients concerning the U.K’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA).
A Former Federal Prosecutor With Relevant Intelligence And Experience
While at the United States Department of Justice, Jan served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. As a federal prosecutor in the Major Fraud & Special Prosecutions Section, he conducted grand jury investigations and prosecuted federal criminal cases at trial and on appeal. Subsequently, Jan was one of the first independent law compliance monitors appointed under the FCPA. In that position, he monitored and reported on the operations of a Swiss multinational corporation for three years. Jan also successfully defended clients, a corporation and its CEO, in a seminal FCPA prosecution, U.S. v. Lindsey Manufacturing Company, et al.
Jan Lawrence Handzlik
Lexology Index and Global Investigations Review have again recognized Jan as a Who’s Who Legal Thought Leader: GIR 2025 in Business Crime Defence. These respected U.K. publications identify law firms and “…practitioners [who] are among the very best in the world in their respective fields, without exception.”
Representative Practice Areas
State And Federal Criminal Law
White Collar Defense
Candid. Discreet. Individualized Representation.
Thoughtful and focused client service, absolute discretion and tenacious, effective representation. For a consultation, call 213-349-4606, or reach out to Jan’s Los Angeles office via the email form below.