Mark N. Bartlett

Mark Bartlett brings extensive experience in federal district and appellate court litigation to the firm’s clients. His focus is on white-collar and civil fraud cases, with an emphasis on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), federal tax, health care, qui tam and antikickback matters. As a former First Assistant U.S. Attorney for three U.S. Attorneys, Mark prosecuted one of the largest and most complex tax fraud cases ever initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice and handled an impressive range of other complex investigations and prosecutions.

Practice Highlights

• Obtained declination from DOJ after five year grand jury investigation of alleged federal tax and campaign finance violations associated with Alaska public corruption investigation.
• Representation of Fortune 500 company in federal grand jury investigation connected to allegations of performance enhancing drug use by international bicycle champion.
• Representation of company president in Internal Revenue Service criminal tax investigation centered on transfer pricing issues.
• Representation of Alaska Native Tribe in federal grand jury fraud investigation examining allegations of misuse of federal funds.
• Representation of international company president in federal tax and public corruption investigation connected to Alaska public corruption prosecutions.
• Representation of multi-national corporation in environmental criminal investigation under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
• Investigation, indictment, and prosecution of an international tax shelter scheme that attempted to shield more than $1.4 billion in capital gains and avoid more than $400 million in federal tax payments.
• Investigation of mail and wire fraud allegations against Enron Corporation’s attempt to illegally manipulate the price of electricity sold to the Snohomish County Public Utility District.
• Managed post-trial proceedings for “Millennium Bomber” Ahmed Ressam, including multiple sentencing hearings and appeals to the 9th Circuit and Supreme Court.