White Collar Defense
Our clients are people and companies accused of wrongdoing by the federal government. For nearly all our clients, this is their first contact with the criminal justice system. We help explain the process to our clients and answer their questions about what will happen next.
We neither sugarcoat bad news nor give up hope for a positive outcome. We recognize that being under criminal investigation means living with some measure of fear. With our advice, our clients make the best choice possible among difficult alternatives.
For companies under criminal investigation, the calculus is different but no easier. While the government cannot put a company in prison, criminal charges can destroy it—financially and publicly. We have helped corporate clients navigate parallel criminal and civil investigations, including those by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice and other federal agencies. Because our firm also handles complex civil litigation, we represent clients in these related civil matters as well.
Financial Fraud
Types of Cases:
- Insider trading
- Embezzlement
- Securities fraud
- Tax fraud
- Trademark Violations
Types of Cases:
- Insider trading
- Embezzlement
- Securities fraud
- Tax fraud
- Trademark Violations
Representative Matters:
- Obtained non-prosecution agreement for government employee accused of insider trading
- Represented public company in sports industry in internal investigation into multi-million-dollar employee embezzlement scheme
- Defended an internet start-up company in securities fraud investigation
- Representation of broker-dealer employee in bid-rigging case
- Defended company in accusations of selling unregistered securities
- Defended employee of broker-dealer in case alleging embezzlement
- Represented financial publishing company in SEC investigation
- Represented C-suite executive at government contractor accused of fraud related to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans
- Represented small business owner in federal tax fraud matter
- Represented witness in federal tax fraud matter
- Represented former federal employee into financial statement irregularities at agency
- Represented CEO of nationally known non-profit organization under investigation by the Department of Justice for inappropriate use of federal funds.
- Successfully defended executive in foreign company against accusation of multiple violations of criminal trademark infringement.
Antitrust
Types of Cases:
- Insider trading
- Embezzlement
- Securities fraud
- Tax fraud
- Trademark Violations
Types of Cases:
- Price fixing
- Bid rigging
- No-poach agreements
- Wage fixing
Representative Matters:
- Represented C-suite executive at public company accused of wage fixing and no-poach agreement.
- Represented foreign national accused of bid rigging on federal contracts.
- Represented executive at public company accused of price fixing in healthcare industry.
- Represented broker-dealer employee in bid-rigging case.
- Represented C-Suite executive at large company in investigation of bid-rigging case.
Public Corruption
Types of Cases:
- Insider trading
- Embezzlement
- Securities fraud
- Tax fraud
- Trademark Violations
Types of Cases:
- Bribery and kickbacks
- Conflicts of interest
- Honest services fraud
Representative Matters:
- Represented former government employee accused of criminal conflict of interest.
- Represented executive in federal contractor accused of paying kickbacks.
- Represented federal employee accused of accepting bribes for federal contract.
- Represented non-profit organization accused of subcontractor kickbacks for federal contract.
- Defended federal employees in Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigations into allegations of conflict of interest, time-and-attendance violations, and procurement fraud.
- Represented a former lobbyist in grand jury investigation into public corruption.
- Led internal investigation into potential ethics violation by executive at public international organization.
- Represented federal employee in criminal investigation into conflict of interest and identity theft.
- Represented charter school employee in investigation into billing fraud.
- Represented company executive in investigation into kickbacks for government contracts.
- Avoided prosecution and civil sanctions on behalf of State Department employee accused of fraud in executing government contract.
Government Contracting Fraud
Types of Cases:
- Insider trading
- Embezzlement
- Securities fraud
- Tax fraud
- Trademark Violations
Types of Cases:
- False certification of contract set-aside status
- Bribery and kickbacks
- Conflicts of interest
Representative Matters:
- Defended president of a construction company accused of contracting fraud in both federal and state cases, including winning a reversal of his conviction at trial after the government failed to disclose exculpatory evidence.
- Represented CEO of company in federal contacting fraud matter into allegedly improper set-aside contracts.
- Represented general counsel of federal contractor accused of conspiring to falsely certify company as veteran-owned business.
- Represented owner of small business in investigation into federal contracting set-aside fraud and conflicts of interest.
- Represented an engineering company in an OIG investigation related to accounting issues in federal contracts.
- Obtained non-prosecution agreement for employee of federal contractor under investigation for improper billing practices.
- Represented individual in prosecution of alleged scheme to falsely certify origin of goods.
- Avoided prosecution of individual on behalf of small, veteran-owned company accused of defrauding the Veteran’s Administration.
Healthcare Fraud
Types of Cases:
- Insider trading
- Embezzlement
- Securities fraud
- Tax fraud
- Trademark Violations
Types of Cases:
- Bribery and kickbacks
- Conflicts of interest
Representative Matters:
- Won a complete acquittal at trial for an executive of a clinical laboratory accused of Medicare kickbacks and research fraud.
- Represented healthcare company employee in investigation into Medicare billing practices.
- Avoided prosecution for lead physician in doctors’ group accused of health care fraud and Stark violations.
Campaign Finance Fraud
Types of Cases:
- Insider trading
- Embezzlement
- Securities fraud
- Tax fraud
- Trademark Violations
Types of Cases:
- Bribery and kickbacks
- Conflicts of interest
- Illegal campaign contributions
Representative Matters:
- Represented individual in investigation into illegal campaign donations.
- Represented individual in prosecution of FEC violations, conduit contributions and illegal campaign donations.
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