Biography
Jack DiCanio has extensive experience defending government inquiries and conducting internal investigations related to anti-corruption, money laundering and tax fraud, accounting fraud, health care fraud, securities fraud and related matters.
Mr. DiCanio is ranked annually in Chambers USA’s prestigious Band 1 for White Collar Crime and Government Investigations, where he is described as “very smart and thoughtful, with good judgment; aggressive and yet extremely professional.” On the strength of his career-long achievements and recent high-profile cases, the Daily Journal named him one of California’s Top White Collar Lawyers in 2024, 2023, 2021 and 2020. He has received three California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) awards from the Daily Journal, including one for his successful defense of FedEx in connection with a federal criminal indictment (2017). In 2018, the Los Angeles Business Journal recognized him as one of its Top Litigators.
Mr. DiCanio also is recognized in numerous other publications for his successes on behalf of his clients, including Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Litigators, 500 Leading Litigators in America and 500 Leading Lawyers in America, as well as The Legal 500 and Best Lawyers in America. He was named Best Lawyers’ San Jose Area Litigation – Securities Lawyer of the Year in 2025 and 2023 and San Jose Area Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year in 2024, 2022, 2018 and 2017. He also has repeatedly been named by Who’s Who Legal and Global Investigations Review as one of the country’s leading investigations attorneys.
Source: Skadden
