Areas of Practice

 

White Collar Defense and SEC Enforcement

A representative sampling of our recent engagements:

  • Obtained a not guilty verdict against an individual accused of defrauding a federal agency.
  • Represented individuals in various investigations into alleged options backdating, including executives at a computer networking company, executives at a telecommunications company, and an outside director.
  • Represented individuals employed by hedge funds and mutual funds in investigations conducted by the SEC and various state agencies involving allegations of market timing.
  • Represented individuals in an SEC investigation concerning accounting for derivatives and related revenue recognition.
  • Represented an individual in an investigation conducted by the SEC and others concerning the "gift and gratuities" policies of a leading investment firm.
  • Represented present and former employees of several major pharmaceutical companies in federal investigations concerning alleged healthcare fraud.
  • Successfully defended numerous targets of grand jury investigations addressing allegations of health care fraud.
  • Obtained the dismissal at trial of bank fraud and bank bribery charges against the President and Director of a large metropolitan Boston bank.
  • Exonerated numerous individuals accused of committing fraud against federal and state taxing authorities.
  • Represented the owners of a privately held company in a Department of Justice investigation of fraud allegations relating to business valuation.
  • Represented individual employees of a medical device company and a long-term care company involved in Department of Justice investigations concerning sales, marketing, and billing practices.