White-Collar Defense & Government Investigations

Issues arising in the course of business that lead to fraud and abuse allegations require experienced counsel who will seek resolutions that match their clients’ business goals and objectives, while at the same time understanding the implications and sensitivities that often attend allegations of this type. Our white-collar defense & government investigations team has decades of experience representing companies and individuals from a wide range of industries in all stages of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement proceedings including:

• • • Federal and state grand jury investigations
    • Federal and state criminal and quasi criminal investigations
    • SEC enforcement proceedings and FINRA matters
    • EPA, DEP and other federal and state regulatory agency investigations and enforcement actions
    • Civil False Claims Act investigations
    • Civil and criminal forfeiture proceedings

We have substantial experience defending our clients in a wide range of substantive areas including:

• • • Bank and financial fraud
    • Securities fraud
    • Healthcare fraud
    • Public corruption
    • Mail and wire fraud
    • Antitrust laws
    • Tax controversies
    • Money laundering and the Bank Secrecy Act
    • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
    • Data privacy and cyber crimes
    • Theft of trade secrets
    • False Claims Act
    • Shareholder derivative claims
    • Environmental violations
    • Anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws

We regularly conduct internal investigations on behalf of our corporate and institutional clients in an effort to design and implement effective corporate compliance programs that are tailored to meet each of our clients’ unique needs and corporate culture. As part of the design process, we frequently conduct compliance checks, internal control reviews, and audits tailored to our clients’ industries.

Representative Matters

• Successfully defended with co-lead counsel, eight compounding pharmacies and their physician owners in an alleged $35 million insurance fraud and kickback scheme brought by a national insurance company
• Successfully defended a national franchisor in a franchisee arbitrations alleging RICO fraud and consumer protection violations
• Overseeing the investigation of and ultimately obtaining court approval to bring a $1.5 billion fraudulent conveyance/breach of fiduciary duty claim against the debtor’s multi-national parent
• Serving as co-lead as trial counsel for asbestos creditors’ committee, resulting in a finding of an estimated liability on the part of the debtor in excess of $1.1 billion