Bradley Adds Partner Sarah Wirskye to Government Enforcement & Investigations Practice in Dallas, Marking Continued Growth in Texas

Bradley is pleased to announce that Sarah Wirskye has joined as a partner in the Government Enforcement & Investigations Practice Group in the Dallas office.

“Sarah’s arrival aligns with our strategic goal of expanding our government investigations work in Dallas and throughout Texas. Bradley is widely known for its capabilities in defending clients facing significant enforcement actions and investigations, and Sarah will be an excellent addition to this nationally recognized team,” said Bradley Dallas Office Managing Partner John A. Bonnett III. “She is an exceptional attorney with a proven record of success that will be beneficial to the work we are doing for our clients.”

Bradley’s Dallas office has added 11 attorneys over the past year and has more than tripled in size since opening in 2019. The office now boasts over 55 attorneys with experience in complex litigation, healthcare, real estate, government enforcement, corporate, M&A, construction and energy.

Complemented by growth in its Houston office, Bradley has more than 140 attorneys who are licensed in Texas. Recent expansion efforts contributed to Bradley’s strong performance in 2024, which included double-digit increases in revenue and net income as a result of the firm’s successful growth strategy and other investments over the previous five years. Bradley was among the top 10 law firms for percentage growth in Texas last year, according to an article in The Texas Lawbook.

“In less than 10 years, Bradley has established a significant presence in Texas, which now represents the third largest concentration of our lawyers,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters. “Our strong, thoughtful growth in both Dallas and Houston, as well as across the firm overall, has been the outcome of a strategic and deliberate approach to meeting our clients’ needs for value-driven legal services in key practice areas.”

For more than 25 years, Ms. Wirskye has defended individuals and businesses in white-collar criminal and civil fraud disputes with the government, with an emphasis on matters related to healthcare fraud, customs and tax fraud, and the False Claims Act. She is an experienced courtroom litigator who has successfully tried white-collar criminal, civil, and other criminal cases in federal and state court and has represented clients before charges are filed and conducted internal investigations.

Ms. Wirskye has been ranked in Chambers USA for five years in Texas for Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations and is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Criminal Defense: White Collar. She has also been listed in Texas Super Lawyers since 2013. Ms. Wirskye earned her J.D. from the Southern Methodist University School of Law and received her M.B.A. from the University of Texas. She also received a B.B.A. from Southern Methodist University and is a former practicing CPA with a Big 6 accounting firm.

Bradley’s Government Enforcement & Investigations Practice Group represents companies and individuals in a range of government and internal investigations, regulatory inquiries, white-collar criminal defense matters, compliance issues, civil litigation, and enforcement actions. The team includes seasoned defense attorneys with decades of government and industry experience, as well as former federal prosecutors and accomplished civil litigators who handle investigations and enforcement matters throughout the United States. The firm’s Eye on Enforcement blog focuses on the latest trends in government investigations and enforcement activity and provides timely, practical insight into legal and compliance developments.