Mike Galdo

Michael Galdo is a Counsel with the Special Matters and Government Investigations practice group at King & Spalding LLP in Austin, Texas. He focuses on complex investigations, especially those with cyber, transnational, or national security implications. Mr. Galdo joined King & Spalding last year after serving for over 15 years as a federal prosecutor, including as the Department of Justice’s Director of COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General. Mr. Galdo was also the Assistant United States Attorney in Charge of Cybercrime for the Western District of Texas, leading investigations into malware distributors, cryptocurrency exchanges, business email compromise offenses, money launderers, and other cybercrime offenses. Mr. Galdo spent nearly a decade as a national security prosecutor, investigating and charging export control violations for the unlawful export of sensitive technology and terrorism offenses.