Representative Experience
Defense of Companies and Individuals
Criminal antitrust defense for company
Representation of company in connection with major international cartel investigation. (2012)
Criminal and civil health care defense for corporate officer
Representation of individual in criminal health care and FDA investigation. (Ongoing)
Criminal and civil securities defense for corporate officer*
Representation of CEO in parallel civil and criminal investigation, private civil class action, and employment litigation regarding statements in SEC filings. (2010)
Civil securities defense for corporate officer*
Representation of former CFO of large mortgage finance company in SEC lawsuit and private civil securities lawsuits. (2011)
Criminal and civil health care defense for hospitals*
Representation of hospitals in criminal and civil health care fraud investigation. (2011)
Criminal and civil securities defense for corporate directors*
Representation of outside directors in civil and criminal accounting fraud investigations concerning stock options backdating. (2011)
Criminal food safety defense for company*
Representation of food processing and distribution company in connection with criminal FDA investigation. (2011)
Criminal and civil securities defense for corporate officer*
Representation of former CEO in parallel civil and criminal accounting fraud investigations concerning stock options backdating. (2010)
Criminal mortgage fraud defense for individual*
Representation of individual in mortgage fraud investigation. (2010)
Criminal and civil securities defense for corporate officer*
Representation of former CFO in parallel civil and criminal accounting fraud investigations concerning stock options backdating. (2010)
Criminal tax defense for individuals*
Representation of foreign nationals in connection with criminal investigation of abusive tax shelter promotion. (2010)
Criminal and civil securities defense for corporate officer*
Representation of former controller in parallel civil and criminal accounting fraud investigations concerning revenue recognition issues. (2008)
Civil securities defense for attorney*
Representation of attorney in SEC investigation regarding stock sales. (2009)
Civil securities defense for hedge fund principals*
Representation of several hedge fund principals in SEC and DOJ investigations concerning PIPE transactions. (2009)
Criminal tax defense for individual*
Representation of individual in criminal tax investigation involving offshore transactions. (2009)
Criminal tax defense for corporate officer*
Representation of former corporate officer in criminal and civil tax investigation regarding alleged false corporate and individual returns. (2008)
Criminal antitrust defense for corporate officer*
Representation of corporate officer in a criminal antitrust investigation. (2007)
Criminal tax defense for company*
Representation of company in an abusive tax shelter promotion criminal investigation. (2006)
Internal Corporate Investigations
Ethics investigation for municipality*
Representation of City of Bellevue, Wash. as independent investigator in connection with conflicts of interest allegations involving members of the City Council. (2011)
Internal corporate investigation*
Conducted internal corporate review relating to potential FCPA violations. (2009)
Internal corporate investigation*
Conducted internal review of large international company's anti-money laundering and OFAC policies and controls in foreign operations. (2009)
Internal corporate investigation*
Representation of audit committee in connection with a counterfeit computer parts investigation for a manufacturing company in Asia. (2009)
Internal corporate investigation*
Representation of audit committee in connection with investigation of related party transaction issues for company in Asia. (2008)
Internal corporate investigation*
Conducted internal review of a company's historical stock options granting practices. (2006)
Civil Litigation
Complex ERISA litigation*
Representation of insurers in property casualty loss litigation and ERISA benefits litigation. (2008)
* Denotes experience completed at a prior firm