Criminal Cases
Our team has experience with a broad range of criminal issues, securities fraud, bank fraud, federal and state tax fraud, price fixing, environmental crimes, defense procurement fraud, export controls, money laundering, public corruption and foreign corrupt practices. We have extensive experience representing clients in parallel civil matters and are adept at handling the unique issues they present.
Regulatory Matters
We regularly represent companies and individuals in investigations and actions brought by regulators and other government agencies. We have extensive experience representing institutional and individual clients in connection with SEC investigations, and we currently represent or have recently represented clients in a number of high-visibility securities industry investigations, the mutual fund industry and specialist trading.
Internal Investigations
We assist businesses by conducting internal investigations and developing internal controls and security programs that minimize the potential disruption to our clients' operations due to external challenges posed by government agencies and private litigants. Conducting an internal investigation requires a unique combination of attributes: prosecutorial experience, of course, but also the ability to understand corporate governance, employment and accounting issues. We have conducted internal investigations on behalf of accounting firms, public corporations and audit and other special board committees, and we have represented individuals in connection with such investigations. Our team works closely with Cooley's Business attorneys in these representations in order to benefit from their expertise with respect to corporate, regulatory and disclosure requirements.