Big Law firms within the nation’s capital and beyond have continued to bolster their white-collar defense practices through the final weeks of the year, as increased enforcement actions are anticipated on the horizon.

Latham & Watkins, Squire Patton Boggs, McDermott Will & Emery, King & Spalding, Winston & Strawn, Jones Day and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan are all among the law firms adding government talent in the last few weeks in their white-collar and investigations practices.