Biography
Graham Cronogue is an accomplished litigator with a track record of representing clients, including corporations and individuals, in their most complex civil litigation and arbitration matters.
He has argued cases in state and federal courts across the United States, managed global arbitration proceedings, and handled matters before various U.S. agencies, securing important victories at trial, during arbitration, and in the dispositive motion phase. He has first- and second-chaired arbitration hearings and trials, conducted direct and cross examinations of fact and expert witnesses, presented arguments on dispositive motions and discovery disputes, secured multiple Section 1782 discovery orders, obtained recognition of judgments, and successfully prevented a foreign judgment recognition, and he has overseen more than 50 depositions.
Graham is deeply committed to pro bono service and has a wide-ranging pro bono practice that encompasses both civil and criminal cases. Among his notable achievements, he secured a favorable judgment on behalf of a Nigerian refugee who was the victim of a fraud scheme, secured the release of a former juvenile lifer who had been imprisoned since he was 15 years old, obtained an injunction and complete defense verdict in a libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress case on behalf of a deceased military veteran, and helped multiple individuals vindicate their rights under the Torture Victim Protection Act and the Alien Tort Statute. In recognition of his outstanding dedication, he consistently receives High Honors from the District of Columbia Bar Association for his pro bono contributions and was recently named the Pro Bono Partner of the Year by a prominent human rights organization. Furthermore, Graham helped establish the Second Look Project, a nonprofit whose mission is to end extreme sentences and mass incarceration in Washington, D.C.
Graham previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia from 2014 to 2016 and the Honorable Anne E. Thompson in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey from 2013 to 2014.
Experience
Arbitration
- Represented an international investment firm in fraud and breach of contract arbitration hearing; obtained favorable award on all claims and counterclaims, with award of attorneys’ fees.
- Represented a global electronics company in breach of contract arbitration hearing; obtained favorable award on all claims, with award of attorneys’ fees.
- Represented a global construction company in breach of contract arbitration involving billion-dollar project; obtained favorable award on all claims and counterclaims, with award of attorneys’ fees.
- Representing an aerospace company in joint venture dispute.
- Represented multiple sovereigns and private companies in enforcement proceedings and litigated complicated Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act issues.
Federal and State Court
- Defended an international news company facing breach of contract allegations; obtained full defense ruling on a summary judgment motion.
- Defended a global technology company in intellectual property infringement trial; obtained favorable settlement prior to verdict.
- Representing an ultra-high-net-worth family in multibillion-dollar international dispute across a number of jurisdictions.
- Obtained and executed seizure orders under, among other things, the Defend Trade Secrets Act.
- Obtained dismissal of breach of contract and fraud actions against a global bank; dismissal subsequently affirmed by the federal court of appeals.
- Obtained court approval to conduct Section 1782 discovery, including document requests, interrogatories, and depositions.
- Represented multiple energy companies in Administrative Procedure Act cases at the trial and appeal level.
Government Contracting and Investigations
- Defended a global engineering company facing criminal and civil allegations regarding one-billion-dollar project and obtained favorable civil, criminal, and agency-level resolution.
- Defended a consulting firm facing criminal investigations and suspension and debarment proceedings across a number of jurisdictions.
- Guided a software-as-a-service company through full internal audit of government contract capabilities and systems.
- Successfully defended a cybersecurity company against suspension and debarment proceeding.
Recognitions
- 2025, “Ones to Watch” in Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers
- 2025, “Ones to Watch” in Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Best Lawyers
Affiliations
Since 2021, Graham has been a professorial lecturer in International Civil Litigation and International Law at The George Washington University School of Law.
Credentials
Admissions
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court - New Jersey
- District of Columbia
- New York
- U.S. District Court - District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA, with distinction
- Duke University School of Law, JD, magna cum laude
